Arne Næss

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

January 27, 1912

Age at death

96

Died

January 12, 2009

From

Oslo, Norway

Arne Dekke Eide Næss was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term "deep ecology", an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth century, and a prolific writer on many other philosophical issues.