Richard Louv
Journalist and nonfiction author
Richard Louv is an American journalist and author who coined the term nature-deficit disorder and writes about reconnecting people with the natural world.
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American Born 1949
About Richard Louv
Richard Louv was born in 1949 and is an American journalist and nonfiction author. He is best known for Last Child in the Woods, first published in 2005, which explores how children relate to nature. In it he introduced the term nature-deficit disorder, and he is widely credited with helping inspire an international movement to bring children back to nature. His book Our Wild Calling looks at how connecting with animals can change our lives and help protect the animals themselves. Louv co-founded the nonprofit Children & Nature Network. He received the Audubon Medal in 2008. His writing has appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post, and he was a columnist for The San Diego Union-Tribune.