John Burroughs
American naturalist and essayist (1837-1921) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 83
John Burroughs was an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the conservation movement in the United States. The first of his essay collections was Wake-Robin in 1871.
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Burroughs poses with Thomas Edison and Henry Ford at Edison's home in Ft. Myers, Florida, 1914.![A 2005 photograph of Slabsides, Burroughs's cabin in West Park, NY; the cabin was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968.[10]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Slabsides.jpg/1280px-Slabsides.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
A 2005 photograph of Slabsides, Burroughs's cabin in West Park, NY; the cabin was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968.[10]
Plaque quoting Burroughs near the summit of Slide Mountain
1906 photograph of Burroughs, from Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt
Burroughs gravesite today, Boyhood Rock with plaque on leftAbout this person
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1837 to 1921 · aged 83
