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Encyclopedia > J. Gordon Edwards

J. Gordon Edwards, 1919-2004


Author, A Climber's Guide to Glacier National Park, emeritus professor of Biology, San Jose State University. Outspoken opponent of the 1972 ban on DDT.


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J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist and mountaineer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (254 words)
Gordon Edwards (1919-2004) was an entomologist mountain climber, an author, and park ranger.
Edwards was professor, and later emeritus professor of Biology, San Jose State University.
Edwards was prominent as a supporter of the use of DDT and critic of Rachel Carson.
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