Robert Rodale

Bob Rodale
Born
Robert David Rodale

(1930-03-27)March 27, 1930
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 20, 1990(1990-09-20) (aged 60)
Moscow, Soviet Union (present-day Russia)
Known forOrganic gardening
Valley Preferred Cycling Center
Spouse
Ardath Harter
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(m. 1951)​
Children5, including Maria[1][2]
Parent(s)J. I. Rodale
Anna Andrews Rodale

Robert David Rodale (Cohen) (March 27,[3] 1930 – September 20, 1990) was an American publisher who was president and chief executive officer of Rodale, Inc., a company founded in 1930 by his father J. I. Rodale in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

Rodale was an adherent of organic farming, regenerative agriculture, and gardening and a publisher focused on health and wellness lifestyle magazines and books.[4][2] Rodale was the founder of the Lehigh Valley Velodrome.[5]

  1. ^ Publisher killed in Moscow crash," Associated Press, September 21, 1990
  2. ^ a b Fowler, Glenn (September 21, 1990). "Robert Rodale, 60, Dies in Crash; Publisher Backed Organic Farms". The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  3. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (June 2012). "Robert Rodale Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Jane Potter Gates, Robert Rodale, National Agricultural Library (U.S.) and the United States Department of Agriculture Video and Teleconference Division. (1989). "Oral history interview with Mr. Robert Rodale". Beltsville, Md.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Video and Teleconference Division. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
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