Sylvia Earle Birthplace: Gibbstown, NJ USA Author Biography Sylvia Earle was born August 30, 1935 in Gibbstown, New Jersey. She graduated from Florida State and then received a Masters degree and PhD from Duke University in botany. She spent her life working on ocean research. In 1970 she was one of five oceanographers who lived underwater for 14 days studying the ocean. She was a research biologist and curator at the California Academy of Sciences. In 1990 she was the first woman to serve as the chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She is divorced, with three grown children. She is best known for her nonfiction books on ocean life. Updating Results ...No matching titles were found. Loading...