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Biography
Sylvia Alice Earle is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, writer, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large since 1998. Earle was the first chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.
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Awards & recognition
- Ken Burns American Heritage Prize · 2024
- Mendel Medal · 2019
- Princess of Asturias Award — Concord · 2018
- Rachel Carson Prize · 2017
- Honorary doctor of the University of Liège · 2016
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- honorary doctor of the University of Miami · 2014
- Hubbard Medal · 2013
- Patron’s Medal · 2011
- Carl Sagan Award — Public Understanding of Science · 2010
- Hans Hass Award · 2010
- Rachel Carson Award · 2009
- TED Prize · 2009
- Women of Discovery - Sea Award · 2003
- National Women's Hall of Fame · 2000
- Gold Medal of the Society of Woman Geographers · 1990
- Order of the Golden Ark · 1981
- Library of Congress Living Legend
Filmography10 titles
She Is the Ocean
2020as Self - Hero of the Planet
2020as Self - Hero of the Planet
Seaspiracy
2021as Self
2021as Self
Chasing Ice
2012as Self - National Geographic Explorer
2012as Self - National Geographic Explorer
Mission Blue
2014as Self
2014as Self
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020as Self
2020as Self
Poisoning Paradise
2017
2017
Eating Our Way to Extinction
2021as Self
2021as Self
The 11th Hour
2007as Self
2007as Self
StarTalk
2015as Self
2015as Self
Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures
2017as Self
2017as Self