Estella Leopold

Estella Leopold
Born
Estella Bergere Leopold

(1927-01-08)January 8, 1927
DiedFebruary 25, 2024(2024-02-25) (aged 97)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
University of California, Berkeley
Yale University
Occupation(s)Paleobotanist
University teacher
Environmentalist
FatherAldo Leopold
RelativesA. Starker Leopold, Luna Leopold, Nina Leopold Bradley, A. Carl Leopold
AwardsPaleontological Society Medal (2013)
International Cosmos Prize (2010)
Wilbur Cross Medal (1993)
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental protection, paleobotany, paleoecology, environmental protection
InstitutionsUnited States Geological Survey (1955–1976)
University of Washington (1976–2000)
Doctoral advisorPaul Sears

Estella Bergere Leopold (January 8, 1927 – February 25, 2024) was an American paleobotanist and a conservationist. As a researcher in the United States Geological Survey, she aided in uncovering records of plant life from the Miocene around the Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean and from the Cenozoic era in the Rocky Mountains. As a professor of botany and forest sciences at the University of Washington, she directed the Quaternary Research Center, researched the forest history of the Pacific Northwest, and collaborated with Chinese paleobotanists. Leopold's work as a conservationist included taking legal action to help save the Florissant Fossil Beds in Colorado, and fighting pollution. She was the daughter of Aldo Leopold.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ jones, K. (February 28, 2024). "Estella Bergere Leopold, environmentalist and daughter of Aldo Leopold, dies at 97".
  2. ^ Cathy Whitlock: Estella Bergere Leopold (1927–2024), passionate environmentalist who traced changing ecosystems. Nature 628, 32 (2024), doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00905-z.
  3. ^ Peter Dunwiddie; Caroline A. E. Strömberg; Cathy Whitlock (10 June 2024). "Estella Bergere Leopold: Paleobotanist and conservationist extraordinaire". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121 (25). doi:10.1073/PNAS.2408242121. ISSN 0027-8424. Wikidata Q126883873.