Birthdate: May 4, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lee County, Iowa
Died: April 20, 2003
Richard Proenneke, an American self-educated naturalist, conservationist, writer, and wildlife photographer, lived alone in the mountains of Alaska for almost thirty years. He built a log cabin near Twin Lakes where he sustained himself through hunting, fishing, and growing his own food. Proenneke also documented meteorological and natural data, which later inspired books and documentaries about his wilderness lifestyle. His cabin was left to the National Park Service and is now a popular attraction at Lake Clark National Park.
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