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American publisher

Robert David Rodale (Cohen) (March 27,^[3] 1930 – September 20, 1990) was an American publisher who was president and chief executive officer of Rodale, Inc., a company founded in 1930 by his father J.

I. Rodale in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

Rodale was an adherent of organic farming, regenerative agriculture, and gardening and a publisher focused on health and wellness lifestyle magazines and books.^[4][2] Rodale was the founder of the Lehigh Valley Velodrome.^[5]

Early life and education

Rodale was born in Manhattan in 1930 to J.

I. Rodale and Anna Andrews Rodale. The family moved to Emmaus, Pennsylvania shortly after Robert's birth when J.I. and his brother Joseph established an electrical manufacturing company there. He had two sisters, Nina and Ruth.^[6][7]

Robert learned the basics of farming and gardening while growing up on the family farm in Emmaus.

He attended Lehigh University