Wheeler J. North

Who is this?

Wheeler James North (January 2, 1922 – December 20, 2002), born in San Francisco, California, was a marine biologist and environmental scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the California Institute of Technology. He is best known for his pioneering work to understand the ecology of California’s coastal kelp forests, and pioneering work in biomass fuels and the sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Career

1. 1922
   Born
2. 2002
   Passed away

Trivia

• •Place of birth: San Francisco
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: biologist, marine biologist, environmental scientist, scientific collector