Sylvia Earle
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| Born | Sylvia Anne Reade August 30, 1935 Gibbstown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Oceanography |
| Institutions | NOAA, National Geographic |
| Alma mater |
Florida State University Duke University |
| Notable awards | TED Prize, National Women's Hall of Fame |
| Spouse | Graham Hawkes (m. 1986; div. 1992) |
Sylvia Alice Earle (neé Reade; born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic explorer-in-residence since 1998. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.
Earle was born in 1935 in the Gibbstown section of Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, to Lewis Reade and Alice Freas (Richie) Earle. Both of Earle's parents were enthusiastic about the outdoors and supportive of their daughter's early interests in the natural world. The family moved to the western coast of Florida in Earle's childhood. Earle received an associate degree from St. Petersburg Jr. College (1952), a bachelor of science degree from Florida State University (1954), and a master of science (1955) and doctorate of phycology (1966) from Duke University.
Earle was the Curator of Phycology at the California Academy of Sciences (1979–1986) and a research associate at the University of California, Berkeley (1969–1981), Radcliffe Institute Scholar (1967–1969) and research fellow at Harvard University (1967–1981).
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