Naturalist and environmental activist John Muir is born in Lothian, Scotland. Muir's family emigrated to Wisconsin in 1849, where he later studied botany. After suffering an injury while working as a mechanic, Muir traveled the United States and later advocated for the protection of Yosemite and Sequoia as national parks.
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