Rachel Louise Carson

Japanese: カーソン - かーそん(英語表記)Rachel Louise Carson
Rachel Louise Carson

American marine biologist and author. Born in Springdale, Pennsylvania. Studied at Pennsylvania Woman's College and the Johns Hopkins University Graduate School of Zoology, receiving her master's degree in 1932. After briefly teaching at the University of Maryland, she joined the government's Fisheries and Wildlife Service as a marine biologist, and later worked at the Marine Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole and Beaufort. From her early childhood, she aimed to be a writer, and gained worldwide fame with Silent Spring (1962), which warned of the dangers of pesticides. This work had a major impact on civilized countries, and was a pioneer in raising awareness of the importance of nature conservation and environmental preservation.

[Eiji Fujiwara]

"Silent Spring - The Elixir of Life and Death" (Shincho Bunko) translated by Yanichi Aoki

[References] | Ecology | Pollution

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Japanese:

アメリカの海洋生物学者、作家。ペンシルベニア州スプリングデール生まれ。ペンシルベニア女子大学、ジョンズ・ホプキンズ大学動物学科大学院に学び、1932年修士号を取得。メリーランド大学で短期間教鞭(きょうべん)をとったのち、政府の漁労野生生物局に海洋生物学者として入り、のちにウッズ・ホールとボーフォートの海洋生物学研究所に勤めた。少女時代から文章家を目ざし、農薬の危険性を警告した『沈黙の春――生と死の妙薬』(1962)によって世界的名声を博した。この著作は文明諸国に大きな衝撃を与え、自然保護や環境保全の重要性を認識させる先駆けとなった。

[藤原英司]

『青樹簗一訳『沈黙の春――生と死の妙薬』(新潮文庫)』

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