Barry Commoner
American ecologist (1917–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barry Commoner (May 28, 1917 – September 30, 2012) was an American cellular biologist, college professor, and politician. He was a leading ecologist and among the founders of the modern environmental movement. He was the director of the Center for Biology of Natural Systems[1][2] and its Critical Genetics Project.[3][4][5] He ran as the Citizens Party candidate in the 1980 U.S. presidential election.[6] His work studying the radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing led to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963.[7]
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Barry Commoner | |
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Born | (1917-05-28)May 28, 1917 |
Died | September 30, 2012(2012-09-30) (aged 95) Manhattan, New York, United States |
Education | Columbia University Harvard University |
Occupation | Biologist |
Spouses |
Lisa Feiner (m. 1980) |
Awards | Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1953) |
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