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'''Nina Leopold Bradley''' (born '''Nina Leopold''') (August 4, 1917 – May 25, 2011) was an American [[conservation movement|conservationist]], researcher and writer. Her father was the renowned ecologist [[Aldo Leopold]]. She died May 25, 2011, aged 93.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/article_21c1ac24-8733-11e0-98c6-001cc4c002e0.html|author=Ed Zagorski|title=Conservationist Nina Leopold Bradley, 'the vision and force' behind Aldo Leopold Center, dies at 93|work=[[Wisconsin State Journal]]|date=May 25, 2011|accessdate=May 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/122658879.html|author=Amy Rabideau Silvers|title=Daughter of environmentalist Leopold dies|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=May 26, 2011|accessdate=May 26, 2011}}</ref>
'''Nina Leopold Bradley''' (born '''Nina Leopold''') (August 4, 1917 – May 25, 2011) was an American [[conservation movement|conservationist]], researcher and writer. Her father was the renowned ecologist [[Aldo Leopold]]. She died May 25, 2011, aged 93.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/article_21c1ac24-8733-11e0-98c6-001cc4c002e0.html|author=Ed Zagorski|title=Conservationist Nina Leopold Bradley, 'the vision and force' behind Aldo Leopold Center, dies at 93|work=[[Wisconsin State Journal]]|date=May 25, 2011|accessdate=May 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/122658879.html|author=Amy Rabideau Silvers|title=Daughter of environmentalist Leopold dies|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=May 26, 2011|accessdate=May 26, 2011}}</ref>


She graduated with a bachelor's degree in geography from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. During WW II she worked as an assistant to Thomas Park on the ''[[Tribolium (beetle)|Tribolium]]'' project at the University of Chicago.<ref>{{cite newspaper|title=Nina Bradley (1917–2011)|newspaper=Columbia Daily Tribune|date=29 May 2011|url=https://www.columbiatribune.com/article/20110529/Obituaries/305299827}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Park, 1908–1992|website=Ecological Society of America|url=https://www.esa.org/history/obits/Park_T.pdf}}</ref> In 2013 she was posthumously inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nina Leopold Bradley|website=Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame|url=https://wchf.org/nina-leopold-bradley/}}</ref>
She graduated with a bachelor's degree in geography from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. During WW II she worked as an assistant to Thomas Park on the ''[[Tribolium (beetle)|Tribolium]]'' project at the University of Chicago.<ref>{{cite newspaper|title=Nina Bradley (1917–2011)|newspaper=Columbia Daily Tribune|date=29 May 2011|url=https://www.columbiatribune.com/article/20110529/Obituaries/305299827}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Park, 1908–1992|website=Ecological Society of America|url=https://www.esa.org/history/obits/Park_T.pdf}}</ref> She was the senior author of the 1999 article ''Phenological changes reflect climate change in Wisconsin'',<ref name="BradleyLeopold1999">{{cite journal|last1=Bradley|first1=N. L.|last2=Leopold|first2=A. C.|last3=Ross|first3=J.|last4=Huffaker|first4=W.|title=Phenological changes reflect climate change in Wisconsin|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|volume=96|issue=17|year=1999|pages=9701–9704|issn=0027-8424|doi=10.1073/pnas.96.17.9701}}</ref> which has over 700 citations.

In 2013 Nina Leopold Bradley was posthumously inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nina Leopold Bradley|website=Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame|url=https://wchf.org/nina-leopold-bradley/}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==

Revision as of 20:20, 18 March 2020

Nina Leopold Bradley
Bradley in 2011
BornAugust 4, 1917
Albuquerque, New Mexico[1]
DiedMay 25, 2011(2011-05-25) (aged 93)
Baraboo, Wisconsin
OccupationConservationist
SpouseCharles C. Bradley (1971–2002)
Parent(s)Aldo Leopold, Estella Leopold

Nina Leopold Bradley (born Nina Leopold) (August 4, 1917 – May 25, 2011) was an American conservationist, researcher and writer. Her father was the renowned ecologist Aldo Leopold. She died May 25, 2011, aged 93.[2][3]

She graduated with a bachelor's degree in geography from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During WW II she worked as an assistant to Thomas Park on the Tribolium project at the University of Chicago.[4][5] She was the senior author of the 1999 article Phenological changes reflect climate change in Wisconsin,[6] which has over 700 citations.

In 2013 Nina Leopold Bradley was posthumously inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame.[7]

Family

She married the zoologist William H. Elder in 1941. Working together, they studied wildlife in Illinois[8] and Missouri. They had two daughters and did field work together in Hawaii and Africa.[9][10] Their marriage ended in divorce. In 1971 she married the geologist Charles Bradley.[9][11][12]

References

  1. ^ Find a Grave
  2. ^ Ed Zagorski (May 25, 2011). "Conservationist Nina Leopold Bradley, 'the vision and force' behind Aldo Leopold Center, dies at 93". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  3. ^ Amy Rabideau Silvers (May 26, 2011). "Daughter of environmentalist Leopold dies". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  4. ^ "Nina Bradley (1917–2011)". Columbia Daily Tribune. 29 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Thomas Park, 1908–1992" (PDF). Ecological Society of America.
  6. ^ Bradley, N. L.; Leopold, A. C.; Ross, J.; Huffaker, W. (1999). "Phenological changes reflect climate change in Wisconsin". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (17): 9701–9704. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.17.9701. ISSN 0027-8424.
  7. ^ "Nina Leopold Bradley". Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame.
  8. ^ Elder, W. H.; Elder, N. L. (1949). "Role of the family in the formation of goose flocks" (PDF). Wilson Bull. 61 (3): 132–140.
  9. ^ a b Lorbiecki, Marybeth (2016-03-11). A Fierce Green Fire: Aldo Leopold's Life and Legacy. ISBN 9780190460938.
  10. ^ Elder, William H.; Elder, Nina L. (1970). "Social Groupings and Primate Associations of the Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)". Mammalia. 34 (3). doi:10.1515/mamm.1970.34.3.356.
  11. ^ "Nina Leopold Bradley (1917 – May 25, 2011)". International Society for Environmental Ethics.
  12. ^ Thompson, M. (25 May 2011). "Daughter of Aldo Leopold dies in Baraboo at age 93". Portage Daily Register.

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