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Gaylord Anton Nelson (June 4, 1916 – July 3, 2005) was an American politician from Wisconsin who served as a United States senator and governor. He was a member of the Democratic Party and the founder of Earth Day, which launched a new wave of environmental activism.
Gaylord Nelson was a leading figure in the fight against environmental degradation and social injustice in the 20th century.
Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day | The Making of the Modern Environmental Movement. In 1969, Gaylord Nelson had an idea for a national teach-in on the environment to send a message to Washington that public opinion was solidly behind a bold political agenda on environmental problems.
Gaylord Nelson was a U.S. senator, governor of Wisconsin, and founder of Earth Day. He sponsored many conservation bills, such as the Wilderness Act and the Endangered Species Act, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995.
Jul 4, 2005 · Gaylord A. Nelson, a former senator from Wisconsin who was one of the architects of America's modern environmental movement and the founder of Earth Day, died yesterday in...
Jul 4, 2005 · MILWAUKEE — Gaylord Nelson, the former governor and U.S. senator from Wisconsin who started Earth Day in 1970 and helped spawn the modern environmental movement, died Sunday. He was 89.
Apr 17, 2024 · But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day. Nelson had long been concerned about the environment when a massive offshore oil spill sent millions of gallons onto the southern California coast in 1969.
