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Science & Medicine
Barry Commoner
Who
Barry Commoner · Science & Medicine
What
Biologist and a founding figure of the modern environmental movement.
When
1917, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 2012, Manhattan, New York, United States
Where
United States
Biography
Barry Commoner is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Biologist and a founding figure of the modern environmental movement.
How & why
Commoner was a cellular biologist who became a leading founder of the modern environmental movement, warning of the ecological costs of nuclear testing, pollution and technology and running for U.S. president in 1980. He was born in Brooklyn to a Russian Jewish immigrant family.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Contributions & Sources
Biologist and a founding figure of the modern environmental movement.
1917
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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