Barry Commoner

Barry Commoner
Barry Commoner
	Marion County Voters Pamphlet, 1980
Born	May 28, 1917; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	September 30, 2012 (aged 95); Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Cause of death	Natural causes
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	Columbia University; Harvard University
Occupation(s)	Biologist, professor, and politician
Known for	Failed nomination for the 1980 Presidential Election
Political party	Citizens Party
Spouse(s)	Gloria Gordon (divorced),; Lisa Feiner (m. 1980–2012)
Children	With Gordon:; Fredric Commoner,; Lucy Commoner

Barry Commoner (May 28, 1917 – September 30, 2012) was an American biologist, professor, and politician. He is known for his failed 1980 Presidential Election campaign for which he was nominated to the Citizens Party.

Commoner was born on May 28, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. He was married to Gloria Gordon until they divorced. He was later married to Lisa Feiner from 1980 until his death in 2012. He died on September 30, 2012 in his home in Manhattan, New York from natural causes, aged 95.^[1]^[2]

References[change | change source]

↑ "Barry Commoner, Environmental Scientist and Scholar, Dies at 95". New York Times. October 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-01. Barry Commoner, a founder of modern ecology and one of its most provocative thinkers and mobilizers, died Sunday in Manhattan. He was 95 and lived in Brooklyn Heights.
↑ Dreier, Peter (2012-10-01). "Barry Commoner, Pioneering Environmental Scientist and Activist, Dies at 95". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-10-01.

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Works by or about Barry Commoner in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

Interview with Richard Yeh of City University of New York (CUNY) Radio Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
Key Participants: Barry Commoner Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine - Linus Pauling and the International Peace Movement: A Documentary History

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[1] "Barry Commoner, Environmental Scientist and Scholar, Dies at 95". New York Times. October 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-01. Barry Commoner, a founder of modern ecology and one of its most provocative thinkers and mobilizers, died Sunday in Manhattan. He was 95 and lived in Brooklyn Heights.

[2] Dreier, Peter (2012-10-01). "Barry Commoner, Pioneering Environmental Scientist and Activist, Dies at 95". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-10-01.

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