Adam Purple
American activist
Adam Purple (David Lloyd Wilkie; November 10, 1930 – September 15, 2015) was an American environmentalist. He was known for being an activist for defending gardens in New York City. He helped save a well known garden in New York's Lower East Side.[1][2][3][4]
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![]() Adam Purple tending his Urban Garden in 1984.
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Born | David Lloyd Wilkie November 10, 1930 Missouri, United States |
Died | September 15, 2015 New York City, New York | (aged 84)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | activist |
Purple died of a heart attack while riding his bike across the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City, aged 84.
References
change- ↑ "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT - LOWER EAST SIDE -- UPDATE - Mr. Natural Goes Electric - NYTimes.com". New York Times. August 15, 1999. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "Adam Purple's Last Stand by Chris Flash". Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ↑ New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. p. 33. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "The New Yorker, February 4, 1991, p. 25". archives.newyorker.com. Retrieved 2015-03-24.