Sylvia Earle

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Personal Info

Known for

Acting

From

Gibbstown, New Jersey

Born

8/30/1935

Age

89

Credit(s)

22

Biography

Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935 in Gibbstown, New Jersey) is an American oceanographer. She was chief scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1990–1992. She is a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, sometimes called "Her Deepness" or "The Sturgeon General".