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Art Cooley
1934-06-02 – 2022-01-30
Life & Legacy
Arthur P. Cooley (June 2, 1934 – January 30, 2022) was an American biology teacher, naturalist and expedition leader, and a co-founder of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
In the mid-1960s, while a teacher at Bellport High School on New York's Long Island, Cooley was one of several local activists who came together to stop the use of the pesticide/pollutant DDT by the Suffolk County Mosquito Control Commission. This collaboration led to the founding of the Environmental Defense Fund.
Occupation & Career
environmentalist, teacher
Education
Cornell University
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Cornell University
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q4796752 — wikidata View source
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