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Dec 30, 1905 Died on 08 Jun 2001 (aged 95)
British-born American environmentalist, adventurer and designer
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About Dennis Puleston
- Dennis Puleston (30 December 1905 – 8 June 2001) was a British-born American environmentalist, adventurer and designer.
- He is perhaps best known for playing a key part in securing a nationwide ban in the United States on the use of the pesticide DDT, a decision regarded as the first important success of the emerging environmental movement.
- As a result of this ban, he helped save his favourite bird, the osprey, from extinction in North America.
- He was co-founder and the first chairman of the Environmental Defense Fund.
- Puleston also co-designed the DUKW, an amphibious vehicle used in World War II.
