When is Rachel Carson's birthday?

Rachel Carson's birthday is May 27. She was born on May 27, 1907 in Rachel Carson Homestead, United States.

How old was Rachel Carson when she died?

Rachel Carson died on April 14, 1964, aged 56.

Who shares a birthday with Rachel Carson?

Famous people who share Rachel Carson's May 27 birthday include Ibn Khaldun, Henry Kissinger, Christopher Lee, Louis-Ferdinand Céline and Donna Strickland.

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Rachel Carson — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 27 May 1907 · Died: 14 April 1964 · Age: 56

American marine biologist whose book Silent Spring exposed the dangers of pesticides and launched the environmental movement

Did you know?Her writing is credited with leading to a nationwide ban on DDT and the eventual creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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Date of birth27 May 1907
Date of death14 April 1964
Age at death56
Cause of deathMyocardial infarction, breast cancer
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceRachel Carson Homestead, United States
Occupationmarine biologist, environmentalist, zoologist

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Rachel Carson helped launch the modern environmental movement. She grew up on a Pennsylvania farm and studied marine biology. She worked for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, writing about the ocean. The Sea Around Us became a bestseller in 1951. Her 1962 book Silent Spring exposed the damage done by pesticides such as DDT to birds and ecosystems. Chemical companies attacked her bitterly. A presidential science panel backed her findings. She died of cancer two years later, but her work led to a US ban on DDT.

Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.

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Rachel Carson: Author of Silent Spring

American marine biologist and writer, 1907–1964

Rachel Carson was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, on 27 May 1907.

She wrote The Sea Around Us in 1951.

She published Silent Spring in 1962.

She died on 14 April 1964, aged 56.

Career highlights

1936Fish and Wildlife: biologist
1941Under the Sea-Wind: first book
1951The Sea Around Us: bestseller
1962Silent Spring: published
1980Medal of Freedom: posthumous

Did you know?The US ban on DDT for farm use came in 1972, eight years after her death.

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Age at death: 56
Years since death: 62

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Who shares a birthday with Rachel Carson?: Famous people who share Rachel Carson's May 27 birthday include Ibn Khaldun, Henry Kissinger, Christopher Lee, Louis-Ferdinand Céline and Donna Strickland.

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