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John Muir
Photo: Photograph by H. W. Bradley (1813–1891) and William Rulofson (1826–1878); original source: Holt-Atherton Library, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA (Public domain), Wikimedia Commons

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Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)

Also known as: J. Muir, J.Muir, Джон Мьюр, جون موير, 존 뮤어, ジョン・ミューア

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Known works

  • Letters from Alaska (1993)
  • A thousand-mile walk to the Gulf (1916)
  • The Mountains of California
  • My first summer in the Sierra (1911)
  • To Yosemite and beyond (1980)