Aldo Leopold

Aldo Leopold was an American ecologist, forestry scientist, university teacher, botanical collector, environmentalist and philosopher (1887–1948). He was born at Burlington and died at Baraboo.

Also recorded as Aldo Starker Leopold; Rand Aldo Leopold.

Aldo Leopold in brief

Born
1887
Died
1948
Known for
ecologist, forestry scientist, university teacher, botanical collector, environmentalist, philosopher, naturalist and forester
Place of birth
Burlington
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Aldo Starker Leopold and Rand Aldo Leopold. His recorded language was English.

He married Estella Bergere. 4 children are recorded: Nina Leopold Bradley, Estella Leopold, Luna Leopold and A. Carl Leopold.

Formation and teaching

Aldo Leopold studied at Yale School of the Environment, Lawrenceville School, Yale University and Sheffield Scientific School.

As a teacher, Aldo Leopold is recorded in connection with Frances Hamerstrom. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Career and activity

Aldo Leopold worked in ecology, nature writing, creative and professional writing, prose and philosophy.

He was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States Forest Service and University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum. Recorded position is chairperson. He belonged to environmental movement and Boone and Crockett Club. He worked at Apache National Forest and Carson National Forest.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 3: A Sand County Almanac, The Wilderness Society and Thinking like a mountain.

Catalogued works

35 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1870 to 2008.

Thinking like a mountain. A Sand County Almanac. Report on a game survey of the north central states. Game Management. A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There. American Earth, dated 2008. 砂地郡曆誌. Wilderness. The farmer as conservationist. A Sand County almanac with essays on conservation from Round River. The Sand country of Aldo Leopold. A Sand County almanac, and Sketches here and there. Aldo Leopold. Aldo Leopold's Southwest, dated 1995. Aldo Leopold's wilderness, dated 1990. Almanach d'un comte des sablessuivi de quelques croquis, dated 2001. Report of game survey of Minnesota, dated 1928. Report on a game survey of Indiana, dated 1929. Report on a game survey of Mississippi, dated 1929. Report on a game survey of Missouri, dated 1930. Report on a game survey of Wisconsin, dated 1929. Report on game survey of Iowa, dated 1928. Report on game survey of Michigan, dated 1928. Report on game survey of Ohio, dated 1928. The River of the Mother of God, dated 1992. Sand Country Almanac, dated 1972. A Sand Country almanac, and Sketches here and there, dated 1949. sha hsiang nien chien =, dated 1997. Almanach d'un comté des sables, dated 1995. River of the Mother of God and Other Essays, dated 1991. For the Health of the Land, dated 1999. Round River, dated 1953. The Death of Orpheus, dated c. 1870, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1977.4. Aldo Leopold : his life and work / Curt Meine., dated 1988, held by Wellcome Collection. Pragmatism as Post-Postmodernism : Lessons from John Dewey / Larry A. Hickman, NEH/Mellon Humanities Open Book Grant., dated 2007, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

20 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

The Shack, the Aldo Leopold Foundation, and Other Leopold Initiatives, A Fierce Green Fire, 2016. Leopold, aldo(1887-1948), SpringerReference. Publications of Aldo Leopold, The River of the Mother of God, 1992. Aldo Leopold:, Nature's Kindred Spirits, 1994. Leopold, Aldo (1887-1948), conservationist and author, American National Biography Online, 2000. GREEN FIRE RETURNS TO THE SOUTHWEST : REINTRODUCTION OF THE MEXICAN WOLF, 1998. Report on a game survey of the north central states, 2015. A Plea for Recognition of Artificial Works in Forest Erosion Control Policy, Journal of Forests, 1921. The National Forests: The Last Free Hunting Grounds of the Nation, Journal of Forests, 1919. Environmental Values and Nature ’ s Contributions to People: Towards Methodological Pluralism in Evaluation of Sustainable Ecosystem Services. Forestry and Game Conservation, Journal of Forests, 1918. Reading the L andsc a pe, 1999. A Biotic View of Land, Journal of Forests, 1939. Existo, luego pienso, luego habito Las nuevas subjetividades antropocénicas y las ciencias sociales, Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales, 2023. Efficacy of the global protected area network is threatened by disappearing climates and potential transboundary range shifts, Environmental Research Letters, 2022. 校園農場之食農教育:學習永續農業與土地親近感 Campus Farming and Agrifood Education: Learning Sustainable Agriculture and Kinship With the Land, Journal of Research in Education Sciences, 2023. HOLIZMAS IR INDIVIDUALIZMAS ALDO LEOPOLDO ŽEMĖS ETIKOJE, Problemos, 2001. Etika Tanah Aldo Leopold: Telaah Moral Atas Eksploitasi dan Kewajiban Reklamasi Tambang Batu Bara, Jurnal Ekologi, Masyarakat dan Sains, 2022. Applying the ecosystem approach to global bioethics: building on the Leopold legacy, Global Bioethics, 2023. Permafrost–wildfire interactions: active layer thickness estimates for paired burned and unburned sites in northern high latitudes, Earth System Science Data, 2025.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (16026737-7). Those registers additionally record the forms Aldo Leopold Forum für Umweltethik e.V. and Aldo-Leopold-Forum.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Red Lanterns (2013) — Internet Archive. The Decline of the Jacksnipe in Southern Wisconsin (1930) — Internet Archive. 2 2 Aldo 1 (2015) — Internet Archive. John S. Main (1941) — Internet Archive. Report on a Game Survey of the North Central States [Original First Edition] (1931) — Internet Archive. 2 2, Aldo 3 (2013) — Internet Archive. 1 4 Leopold Great Possessions (2015) — Internet Archive. 1 4, Geese Return (2014) — Internet Archive. 1 1 Unger 1 (2014) — Internet Archive. 1 1 Miller 1 (2014) — Internet Archive. Sky Dance (2014) — Internet Archive. Aldo May (2015) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 29 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Aldo Leopold studied at Yale School of the Environment, Lawrenceville School and Yale University. Frances Hamerstrom is recorded as having studied under Aldo Leopold. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is ecology, nature writing and creative and professional writing.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Apache National Forest and Carson National Forest. Employment is recorded with University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States Forest Service and University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum. Positions recorded include chairperson. Membership is recorded of environmental movement and Boone and Crockett Club.

Works named in the authority record are A Sand County Almanac, The Wilderness Society and Thinking like a mountain.

Distinctions recorded are John Burroughs Medal.

Chronology

  1. 1887Aldo Leopold born at Burlington.
  2. 1930The Decline of the Jacksnipe in Southern Wisconsin digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1931Report on a Game Survey of the North Central States [Original First Edition] digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 19371936 Pheasant Nesting Study digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1941John S. Main digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1948Aldo Leopold died at Baraboo.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Aldo Leopold:, Nature's Kindred Spirits, 1994

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Leopold, Aldo (1887-1948), conservationist and author, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Leopold, aldo(1887-1948), SpringerReference

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Aldo Leopold (Internet Archive), 32 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Publications of Aldo Leopold, The River of the Mother of God, 1992

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Shack, the Aldo Leopold Foundation, and Other Leopold Initiatives, A Fierce Green Fire, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 124 articles naming Aldo Leopold.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 16026737-7, Aldo-Leopold-Forum für Umweltethik.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  9. 9.

    Internet Archive, 29 digitised items catalogued under Aldo Leopold as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming Aldo Leopold.

    scholarly index · Unverified

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  11. 11.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Aldo Leopold.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  12. 12.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Aldo Leopold.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  13. 13.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q971382: Aldo Leopold

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  14. 14.

    “Aldo Leopold”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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