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- Birth nameArne Dekke Eide Næss
- Arne Næss was born on January 27, 1912 in Oslo, Norway. He died on January 12, 2009 in Oslo, Norway.
- Uncle of Arne Næss Jr., who was married to Diana Ross from 1985-2000.
- Naess is a Norwegian philosopher known in environmental circles primarily for his work on deep ecology. He is rightly regarded as the founding father of deep ecology. He's perhaps Norway's best known philosopher.
- Had his first publication in 1936.
- He earned his doctorate at the University of Oslo, and became its youngest-ever professor when he was 27.
- He published more than 30 books, along with essays and articles.
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