David Suzuki
David Takayoshi Suzuki ( born March 24, 1936 in Vancouver ) is a Canadian science presenter, environmental activist and professor emeritus of genetics. His greatest fame came in the moderator of the science magazine, The Nature of Things. He is known for his criticism of governments for their lack of action to protect the environment.
Biography
Suzuki, a descendant in the third generation of Japanese immigrants who studied zoology and was from 1963 to 2001 Professor of Genetics at the University of British Columbia. Since the 1970s, he is the host of scientific journals in radio and television, including the CBC broadcast of the popular magazine, The Nature of Things, which he took over in 1979. From 1982 to 1987 he was director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association ( ' Canadian Association for Civil Rights '). Suzuki is the author of numerous books on science and the environment.
As a long- time activist for the prevention of global warming Suzuki in 1990 was a co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation, which has made sustainability, climate protection and renewable energy on the subject, and appeals to citizens to help with simple changes to their lifestyles to protect the environment and improve their quality of life. Suzuki is also one of 350 ambassadors of the climate protection organization 350.org.
Suzuki is married to Tara Elizabeth Cullis. With her Suzuki founded the David Suzuki Foundation. Their daughter is the environmental activist and author Severn Cullis - Suzuki.
Honors
Suzuki has received numerous honorary doctorates and awards, including the title of Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest honor for civilians. David Suzuki in 1986 was awarded the Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science. In 2004, he was nominated in the TV show The Greatest Canadian to select the most important Canadian and chosen by viewers to fifth place, the best finish among the surviving candidates. 2005 one nominated his work Tree: A Life Story for the Bill Duthie Booksellers ' Choice Award, 2007, he received the award for David Suzuki: The Autobiography. 2009 Suzuki lifework was honored with the prize of Right Livelihood Awards.