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Aldo Leopold

アルド・レオポルド

Aldo Leopold

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1887-01-11 （Burlington, Iowa, U.S.）
Died
1948-04-21 （Baraboo, Wisconsin, U.S.） age 61
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, German

Career

Occupations
writer, ecologist, forester, professor, nature writer, conservationist
Active Years
1909-1948
Affiliations
United States Forest Service, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Boone and Crockett Club, The Wilderness Society (founding member)
Memberships
Boone and Crockett Club, The Wilderness Society
Influenced By
Gifford Pinchot, William Temple Hornaday, Henry David Thoreau
Influenced
Wendell Berry, J. Baird Callicott, The modern environmental movement and conservation policy

Education

Yale University (Sheffield Scientific School / Yale School of Forestry)
Forestry
Degree: Bachelor's (Forestry)
Period: 1905-1909
Year of Graduation: 1909
Country: United States
The Lawrenceville School (prep)
Period: 1904-1905
Year of Graduation: 1905
Country: United States
Preparatory study prior to Yale admission

Awards

Aldo Leopold Memorial Award
1950
Organization: The Wildlife Society
Result: 名誉（彼の名を冠した賞の創設）
Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
1985
Organization: Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
Result: 殿堂入り（追贈）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Sand County Almanac

1949 nature essays / environmental philosophy

A collection of monthly essays and philosophical pieces advocating a 'land ethic'—a moral responsibility to the land community—combining nature writing, ecological observation, and conservation argument. Includes notable essays such as "Thinking Like a Mountain" and "The Land Ethic."

land ethicbiodiversityecological interdependence
Adaptations
  • [documentary film] Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time (2012)

Game Management

1933 academic / wildlife management

A foundational textbook that helped establish wildlife management as a scientific discipline, addressing methods to manage game species and their habitats sustainably.

wildlife managementhabitat conservationsustainability

Round River: From the Journals of Aldo Leopold

1953 essays / journals

A posthumous compilation of Leopold's journals and essays, offering insights into his natural observations and the development of his ecological philosophy.

natural observationland ethicecological reflection

Report on a Game Survey of the North Central States

1931 report / survey

A survey report documenting the status of game species in the North Central states, providing practical guidance for regional wildlife management.

population surveysresource management

Bibliography

  • Report on a Game Survey of the North Central States (1931)
  • Game Management (1933)
  • A Sand County Almanac (1949)
  • Round River: From the Journals of Aldo Leopold (1953)

Adaptations

  • Documentary 'Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time' (2012)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, poetic nature writingobservation-based descriptionblend of philosophical and ethical reflection
Recurring Motifs
land ethicrole of predators in ecosystemsland health

Health

  • heart attack
    1948
    Suffered a fatal heart attack in 1948 while helping neighbors control a grass fire.

Legacy

Aldo Leopold laid the foundations of modern wildlife management and the concept of a land ethic; his writing and practice profoundly influenced conservation policy, environmental ethics, and education, leaving a broad legacy in sustainable agriculture and protected-area management.

Museums

  • Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm Baraboo, Wisconsin, U.S. Opened in 1982

Academic Societies

  • The Wildlife Society
  • The Wilderness Society
  • Boone and Crockett Club

Archives

  • Aldo Leopold Archives, University of Wisconsin–Madison

In Popular Culture

  • Green Fire documentary
  • Aldo Leopold Legacy Trail System (Wisconsin)

Quotes

  • A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
    Source: A Sand County Almanac (1949)

Trivia

  • 'A Sand County Almanac' was published posthumously and became widely known for articulating the land ethic.
  • He played a key role in the establishment of the Gila Wilderness (designated 1924).
  • He became the first professor of Game Management (wildlife management) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.