Margaret Murie
Margaret Elizabeth Thomas "Mardy" Murie was a naturalist, writer, adventurer, and conservationist. Dubbed the "Grandmother of the Conservation Movement" by both the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society, she helped in the passage of the Wilderness Act, and was instrumental in creating the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. She was the recipient of the Audubon Medal, the John Muir Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest civilian honor awarded by the United States.
18 August 1902
Born on the same birth date (18 August 1902): Adamson-Eric
Born on the same birth day (18 August): Esteban Cambiasso • Franz Joseph I of Austria • Klára Dán von Neumann • Rafer Johnson • Taher Elgamal
Born in the same month (August 1902): Angel Karaliychev • Edward Rowe Snow • Felix Wankel • Fernand Braudel • Georgette Heyer • Leni Riefenstahl • Mina Rees • Ogden Nash • Panteleimon Ponomarenko • Paul Dirac • Stefan Wolpe