Duncan McDuffie
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Duncan McDuffie (September 24, 1877-1951) was a real estate developer and conservationist in Berkeley, California, USA.
McDuffie is best known for developing the Claremont and Northbrae neighborhoods of Berkeley and St. Francis Wood in San Francisco. His upscale developments were laid out as "residential parks," with streets that follow the contours of the hills and power lines that run underground.
McDuffie was also a notable conservationist. He was president of the Sierra Club from 1928 to 1931 and from 1943 to 1946. He helped create the East Bay Regional Park District in 1934. He won the Pugsley Medal for his service on the California State Parks Commission, where he helped establish the California state park system with the help of his friend, Governor C. C. Young.
McDuffie was an accomplished climber. He hiked around the Sierra Nevada with Joseph LeConte, Jr. He made first ascents of Mount Abbott and Black Kaweah. The Sierra peak Mount McDuffie is named after him.
