Martin Holdgate
Sir Martin Wyatt Holdgate | |
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| Born | 14 January 1931 Cambridge University, British Antarctic Survey, Nature Conservancy Council, Department of the Environment, International Union for Conservation of Nature |
Sir Martin Wyatt Holdgate CB (born 14 January 1931) is an English biologist and environmental scientist.
Early life
Holdgate was born in Horsham, England on 14 January 1931, grew up in
Queens' College, Cambridge from 1949, graduating in 1952 with degrees in zoology and botany[2] and, subsequently, a doctorate in insect physiology.[1]
Career
He taught at
Department of the Environment.[1] Subsequently, he was Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1]
After his formal retirement, he was a member of the
UN Secretary General's High-Level Board on Sustainable Development.[1]
Awards and honours
Holdgate has received numerous awards and honours for his work.[3]
- 1964: W. S. Bruce Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- 1979: Companion of the Order of the Bath(CB)
- 1983: UNEP Silver Medal from the United Nations Environment Programme
- 1988: UNEP 500 Awardalso from the United Nations Environment Programme
- 1991: Commander Order of the Golden Ark (Netherlands)
- 1991: University of Durham
- 1992: Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society
- 1993: Livingstone Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
- 1993: Honorary DSc from the University of Sussex
- 1994: Knight Bachelor (styled Sir Martin Holdgate, CB)
- 1995: Honorary DSc from the University of Lancaster
- 1997: Honorary Fellow of Royal Holloway, University of London
- 2000: Honorary member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- 2005: Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
- 2006: Honorary DSc from Queen Mary, University of London
Holdgate has been President of the
Chartered Biologist, and entitling him to use the designations C.Biol and F.I.Biol. In July 2014, he was appointed President of Friends of the Lake District.[1]
Publications
Holdgate edited the journal Antarctic Ecology (published for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, by the Academic Press) from the first edition in 1970. His publications include the following:[3]
- —— (1958). Mountains in the Sea. Macmillan; St.Martin's Press.
- —— (1979). A Perspective of Environmental Pollution. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521221979.
- —— (1996). From Care to Action. Hemisphere. ISBN 978-1560325604.
- —— (1999). The Green Web: A Union for World Conservation. Routledge. ISBN 978-1853835957.
- —— (2003). Penguins and Mandarins: Memories of Natural and Un-Natural History. Memoir Club. ISBN 978-1841040790.
- —— (2006). The Story of Appleby in Westmorland. Hayloft Publishing. ISBN 978-1904524359.
- —— (2009). Arnold: the story of a Blackpool school. Hayloft Publishing. ISBN 978-1904524632.
As editor
- The World Environment 1972–82. Tycooly International Publishing Ltd. 1982. ISBN 978-0907567141. (joint editor)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Sir Martin Holdgate – New President of Friends of the Lake District". Friends of the Lake District. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Eminent Alumni Archived 16 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Queens's College, Cambridge, accessed 16 February 2010
- ^ a b Sir Martin Holdgate, CB Archived 20 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Debretts 'People of Today', accessed 16 February 2010
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