Nina Leopold Bradley (born Nina Leopold) (August 4, 1917 – May 25, 2011) was an American conservationist, researcher and writer.
Nina Leopold Bradley | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Bradley in 2011 | |
| Born | August 4, 1917 |
| Died | May 25, 2011 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Conservationist |
| Spouse(s) | William Hanna Elder (1941-?), Charles C. Bradley (1971–2002) |
| Parent(s) | Aldo Leopold, Estella Leopold |
Biography
editHer father was the ecologist Aldo Leopold.
She graduated with a bachelor's degree in geography from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During WW II she worked as an assistant to Thomas Park on the Tribolium project at the University of Chicago.[2][3] She was the senior author of the 1999 article Phenological changes reflect climate change in Wisconsin,[4] which has over 700 citations.
She married the zoologist William H. Elder in 1941. Working together, they studied wildlife in Illinois[5] and Missouri. They had two daughters and did field work together in Hawaii and Africa.[6][7] Their marriage ended in divorce. In 1971 she married the geologist Charles C. Bradley.[6][8][9]
Death and legacy
editShe died May 25, 2011, aged 93.[10][11]
In 2013, Bradley was posthumously inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame.[12]
References
edit- ^ Find a Grave
- ^ "Nina Bradley (1917–2011)". Columbia Daily Tribune. 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Thomas Park, 1908–1992" (PDF). Ecological Society of America.
- ^ Bradley, N. L.; Leopold, A. C.; Ross, J.; Huffaker, W. (1999). "Phenological changes reflect climate change in Wisconsin". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (17): 9701–9704. Bibcode:1999PNAS...96.9701B. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.17.9701. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 22273. PMID 10449757.
- ^ Elder, W. H.; Elder, N. L. (1949). "Role of the family in the formation of goose flocks" (PDF). Wilson Bull. 61 (3): 132–140.
- ^ a b Lorbiecki, Marybeth (2016-03-11). A Fierce Green Fire: Aldo Leopold's Life and Legacy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190460938.
- ^ Elder, William H.; Elder, Nina L. (1970). "Social Groupings and Primate Associations of the Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)". Mammalia. 34 (3). doi:10.1515/mamm.1970.34.3.356. S2CID 83496723.
- ^ "Nina Leopold Bradley (1917 – May 25, 2011)". International Society for Environmental Ethics. 14 October 2011.
- ^ Thompson, M. (25 May 2011). "Daughter of Aldo Leopold dies in Baraboo at age 93". Portage Daily Register.
- ^ Ed Zagorski (May 25, 2011). "Conservationist Nina Leopold Bradley, 'the vision and force' behind Aldo Leopold Center, dies at 93". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ^ Amy Rabideau Silvers (May 26, 2011). "Daughter of environmentalist Leopold dies". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ^ "Nina Leopold Bradley". Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame.
External links
edit- The Aldo Leopold Foundation
- Aldo Leopold's Children in the Encyclopedia of Earth
- "The Nina Bradly Family Phenology Center at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center". YouTube. Development and Communications Coordinator. August 10, 2012.
- "Nina Leopold Bradley". YouTube. LeopoldFoundation. November 5, 2013.
- "Nina's Insights: Into her fathers, Aldo Leopold's land ethic". YouTube. Stephan Carlson PhD. August 11, 2016.
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