Julian Kenny
Julian Stanley Kenny | |
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| Born | January 27, 1930 |
| Died | August 9, 2011 |
| Nationality | Trinbagonian |
| Citizenship | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Alma mater | Birkbeck College, University of London |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | University of the West Indies |
Julian Stanley "Jake" Kenny (January 27, 1930 – August 9, 2011)Independent Senator in the fifth (1995–2000)[4] and sixth (2001)[5] Parliaments. He is best known for his work on freshwater fishes and anurans, and for his contribution to the conservation movement in Trinidad and Tobago.[3]
Kenny was born in Trinidad, and was educated at Belmont Intermediate School and then at
Guardian Life
Wildlife Fund. Between 1995 and 2001 he served as an Independent Senator.
He authored several books about Trinidad and Tobago's ecology, first with Macmillan and then with Media and Editorial Projects Limited book imprint, Prospect Press. His titles include:
- Native Orchids of the Eastern Caribbean (Caribbean Pocket Natural History Series) (1998, ISBN 978-0-333-47330-6)
- Views from the Ridge (2008 reprint, ISBN 976-95057-0-6)
- Flowers of Trinidad & Tobago (2006, ISBN 976-95057-8-1)
- Orchids of Trinidad & Tobago (2008, ISBN 978-976-95082-4-8)[2]
- A Naturalist's Notes: the Biological Diversity of Trinidad & Tobago (2008, ISBN 978-976-95082-3-1)
Kenny also wrote a column for the Trinidad and Tobago Express newspaper. He died in Port of Spain, aged 81.
References
- ^ "Environmentalist, Julian Kenny dies". CTV. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ a b "A Reverence for Orchids" (Trinidad & Tobago Express, 12 February, 2009) Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e "Julian Stanley Kenny - zoologist". Caribbean Icons in Science, Technology & Innovation. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ Hansard Archived 2007-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hansard Archived 2007-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
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