Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

John Muir: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born April 21, 1838 • Dunbar • Scotland
Died December 24, 1914 (aged 76) • Los Angeles • California
Founder Sierra Club

Photos

John Muir
Yosemite National Park
A hiker with a red backpack walks along a dirt trail through pine trees in Yosemite National Park, with granite cliffs and Half Dome visible in the background.
John Muir in Muir Woods National Monument
John Muir
Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir stand on a rocky ledge at Glacier Point in Yosemite Valley, with a waterfall and forested mountains in the background.
John Muir in Muir Woods National Monument
See All Images →
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
American politician and environmental lawyer
Al Gore speaks at a podium with two microphones, gesturing with his right hand, in front of a blue backdrop with a partial white emblem.
Al Gore
vice president of United States
Julia Butterfly Hill leans on a wooden railing, gazing thoughtfully into the distance with her hands clasped, surrounded by blurred green foliage.
Julia Butterfly Hill
American activist
default image
Anil Kumar Agarwal
Indian journalist and scholar
Hammerskjoeld Simwinga
Hammerskjoeld Simwinga
Zambian environmentalist
default image
Jack Miner
Canadian naturalist
default image
Amos Eaton
American botanist, geologist, and lawyer
Oil portrait of Theodore Roosevelt by John Singer Sargent showing Roosevelt standing with one hand on a wooden pedestal and the other on his hip, dressed in a dark suit.
Theodore Roosevelt
president of United States
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz
Swiss-born American naturalist, geologist, and teacher
Jill Stein
Jill Stein
American politician and physician
Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
American first lady
James Hutton
James Hutton
Scottish geologist
default image
George B. Schaller
American environmental conservationist and author
Robert D. Bullard
Robert D. Bullard
American sociologist and environmental activist
Bookchin, Murray
Murray Bookchin
American anarchist, political philosopher, trade-union organizer, and educator
Elizabeth May
Elizabeth May
American-born Canadian politician
John James Audubon
John James Audubon
ornithologist, artist, and naturalist
Murie, Margaret
Margaret Murie
American naturalist, conservationist, and writer
default image
Emma Lucy Braun
American botanist and ecologist
Gifford Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
American conservationist