Barry Commoner
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 and its Critical Genetics Project. He ran as the Citizens Party candidate in the 1980 U.S. presidential election. His work studying the radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing led to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963.
Barry Commoner | |
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Commoner in 1980 | |
| Born | May 28, 1917 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Died | September 30, 2012 (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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