David Brower

About

Environmentalist who founded many environmental organizations including the Sierra Club Foundation. He served as its first Executive Director.

Before Fame

He was a renowned mountaineer in his younger years.

Trivia

He also founded Friends of the Earth in 1969, the League of Conservation Voters, and Earth Island Institute in 1982.

Family Life

He met his wife Anne Hus when both were editors at the University of California Press.

Associated With

He was an inspiration to future environmentalist and politician Al Gore.