(WKYT) – Famed Kentucky writer and activist Wendell Berry died on Monday at the age of 92, according to a report by The New York Times.
Berry, a descendant of Kentucky farmers, was the author of dozens of books in which he espoused the need to protect and use the land ethically.
A story by the Kentucky Lantern said that Berry left behind a legacy as an advocate and an author.
Berry was arrested in 2011 for being part of a sit-in at former Gov. Steve Beshear’s office protesting mountaintop removal strip mining, and earlier, in 1979, for participating in a demonstration against a nuclear power plant in Indiana.
Berry received many awards, including the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama in 2010.
Fellow writer and Kentuckian Silas House paid tribute to Berry on social media, saying he was generous, brilliant and a revolutionary.
