Biography
David Takayoshi Suzuki is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster, and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department at the University of British Columbia from 1963 until his retirement in 2001. Since the mid-1970s, Suzuki has been known for his television and radio series, documentaries and books about nature and the environment. He is best known as host and narrator of the popular and long-running CBC Television science program The Nature of Things, seen in over 40 countries. He is also well known for criticizing governments for their lack of action to protect the environment.
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Awards & recognition
- Canada's Walk of Fame · 2017
- Right Livelihood Award · 2009
- Kalinga Prize · 1986
- Companion of the Order of Canada
- honorary doctorate at the Laval University
Filmography11 titles
The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World
Corner Gas
Surviving Progress
The Truth Is in the Stars
Something in the Air
The Norse: An Arctic Mystery
NOVA
The 11th Hour
Sonic Magic: The Wonder and Science of Sound
Beeba Boys
The Stand