John Francis
Environmentalist, Person
1946 –
Who is John Francis?
John Francis is an American environmentalist nicknamed the planetwalker. Born in Philadelphia, the son of a West Indian immigrant, he moved to Marin County, California as a young man. After witnessing the devastation caused by the 1971 San Francisco Bay oil spill, he stopped riding in motorized vehicles, a vow which lasted 22 years from 1972 until 1994. From 1973 until 1990, he also spent 17 years voluntarily silent. During this time he earned a Ph.D. in land management and traveled extensively, walking across the entire width of the lower 48 states of the USA as well as walking to South America.
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- Born
- 1946
Philadelphia - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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