Orri Vigfússon
Icelandic entrepreneur and environmentalist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orri Vigfússon (10 July 1942[1] – 1 July 2017)[2] was an Icelandic entrepreneur and environmentalist. His stated objective was to "restore the abundance of wild salmon that formerly existed on both sides of the North Atlantic".[3]
Orri Vigfússon | |
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Orri in conversation with Silver Donald Cameron about his work | |
| Born | 10 July 1942 |
| Died | 1 July 2017 (aged 74) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur and environmentalist |
| Awards | Goldman Environmental Prize |
In 2004 Time magazine named Orri a "European Hero".[4] He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2007 for his efforts on saving endangered species.[3][5] In 2008, he was elected as a Senior Global Fellow to the Ashoka Fellowship.[6]
Orri died on 1 July 2017 in Reykjavík of lung cancer at the age of 74.[7][2]
Mark Kurlansky dedicated his 2020 book, Salmon, to the memory of Orri Vigfússon.[8]
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