F. Herbert Bormann
F. Herbert Bormann (March 24, 1922 – June 7, 2012)[1] was an American plant ecologist whose 1971 research within the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire with fellow scientists was credited with the discovery of acid rain.[2][3] His research was one of the major contributory factors towards changes made in the United States' Clean Air Act in 1990. In 1993 he was awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement and in 2003 he received the Blue Planet Prize, both awards alongside his colleague Gene Likens. His publications include 8 books and more than 200 journal articles.[4]
Born in
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (1966-1992). He died in 2012 in North Branford, Connecticut
from complications resulting from a lung infection.
References
- S2CID 206543149.
- ^ Herbert Bormann - Telegraph
- ^ Martin, Douglas (14 June 2012). "F. Herbert Bormann Dies at 90; Helped Discover Acid Rain Threat". The New York Times.
- ^ Douglas Martin (June 14, 2012). "F. Herbert Bormann Dies at 90; Helped Discover Acid Rain Threat". The New York Times.
- ISSN 1056-3466.
External links
- F. Herbert Bormann Papers (MS 2012). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
- Gene E. Likens and Lars O. Heidin, "F. Herbert Bormann", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (2014)
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