John McConnell (peace activist)

John McConnell
McConnell in front of his home in Denver, Colorado, USA with the Earth Flag he designed
Born(1915-03-22)March 22, 1915
DiedOctober 20, 2012(2012-10-20) (aged 97)
NationalityAmerican
Known forFounder of Earth Day

John McConnell (March 22, 1915 – October 20, 2012[1]) was the founder and creator of Earth Day,[2][3] and The Earth Society Foundation.[4][5] He was known for designing the Earth Flag, pursuing causes relating to peace, religion, and science.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Megan Mitchell (October 28, 2012). "Vagabond youth led Earth Day founder John McConnell to life of peace". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "John McConnell's Earth flag". fotw.info. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Authentic Earth Flag - History". www.earthflag.net. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Earth Society Foundation - History". earthsocietyfoundation.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Earth Society Foundation - SourceWatch". www.sourcewatch.org. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "John McConnell autobiography". Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "Vagabond youth led Earth Day founder John McConnell to life of peace". October 27, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  8. ^ R-C, Jonni Hill, Special to the. "How did Earth Day really begin?". www.recordcourier.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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