Grey Owl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Grey Owl

British writer and trapper

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1888

Place of Birth: Hastings, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Apr-1938

Profession: naturalist, writer, novelist, trapper

Nationality: Canada, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Archibald Stansfeld Belaney (September 18, 1888 – April 13, 1938), commonly known as Grey Owl, was a British-born conservationist, fur trapper, and writer who pretended to be a First Nations person.
While he achieved fame as a conservationist during his life, after his death the revelation that he was not Indigenous, along with other autobiographical fabrications, negatively affected his reputation. Belaney rose to prominence as a notable author and lecturer, primarily on environmental issues.
In working with the National Parks Branch, Grey Owl became the subject of many films, and was established as the "'caretaker of park animals' at Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba" in 1931.
Together with his numerous articles, books, films and lectures, his views on conservation reached audiences beyond the borders of Canada.
His conservation views largely focused on humans' negative impact on nature through their commodification of nature's resources for profits, and a need for humans to develop a respect for the natural world.Recognition of Belaney has included biographies, a historic plaque at his birthplace, and a 1999 biopic about his life by the director Richard Attenborough.



Alternative names	Yousuf Karash
Description	Canadian photographer
Date of birth/death	23 December 1908	13 July 2002
Location of birth/death	Mardin	Boston
Work location	Ottawa
Authority control	: Q312859 VIAF: 36920271 ISNI: 0000 0001 1470 7427 ULAN: 500013272 LCCN: n50044628 MusicBrainz: 67ab2d79-563e-49a8-9852-1e341f7dcd13 WorldCat