Birth Name: Arne Dekke Eide Næss
Date of Birth: January 27, 1912
Place of Birth: Slemdal, Oslo, Norway
Date of Death: January 12, 2009
Place of Death: Oslo, Norway
Ethnicity: Norwegian, distant Danish
Arne Næss was a Norwegian philosopher. He coined the term “deep ecology” and was an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth century. He was the son of Ragnar Eide Næss and Christine Dekke. He was the brother of businessman Erling Dekke Næss, and was the uncle of mountaineer Arne Næss, Jr. (who was the ex-husband of singer Diana Ross and the father of actor Evan Ross).
Arne’s paternal grandparents were Ludolf Johan Eide Næss (the son of Lars Olai Næss and Elsebe Sofie Fredrikke Eide) and Aminda Caroline Bødker (the daughter of Daniel Reutzer Bødtker and Nicoline Marie Møller).
Arne’s maternal grandparents were Ananias Christopher Hansen Dekke (the son of Johan Mungaard Dekke and Christine Hansen) and Rebecca Arloug Stoltz (the daughter of Erik Christian Arlaug Stoltz and Anna Cecilia Dorothea Friis).
Source: Genealogy of Arne Næss – http://www.geni.com