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Richard Pough

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Name
  
Richard Pough

Died
  
June 24, 2003


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Education
  
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Organizations founded
  
The Nature Conservancy

Richard Pough (April 19, 1904 – June 24, 2003) was an American conservationist who served as the first president of The Nature Conservancy. He helped publicize and protect Hawk Mountain. He was instrumental in acquiring large tracts of land for the Open Space Institute. While at the American Museum of Natural History, he was responsible for the creation of the Hall of American Forests. He worked for the Audubon Society where he wrote several books about bird behavior.

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