Elling Eide

Elling Oliver Eide was an anthropologist. The Elling Eide Center is in Sarasota, Florida. It includes a nature preserve and a library for China studies. He amassed a large collection of Chinese books.
Eide was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated Suma Cum Laude from Harvard in 1957. He served in the United States Marine Corps reaching the rank of Lieutenant. He became an educator and translated works from Chinese including poetry. He also had an interest in horticulture.
The Elling Eide Center's land manager, Lee Amos, received an award for his work to improve and restore natural ecosystems.