Sylvia Earle

Known For

Acting

Birthday

August 30, 1935 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Gibbstown, New Jersey

Sylvia Earle

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".