Orri Vigfússon (10 July 1942 – 1 July 2017) 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". In 2004 Time magazine named him a "European Hero". He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2007 for his efforts on saving endangered species. In 2008, he was elected as a Senior Global Fellow to the Ashoka Fellowship. He died on 1 July 2017 in Reykjavik of lung cancer at the age of 74. Mark Kurlansky dedicated his 2020 book, Salmon, to the memory of Orri Vigfússon.
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| - Orri Vigfússon, né en 1942 et mort le 2 juillet 2017, est un entrepreneur et environnementaliste islandais. (fr)
- Orri Vigfússon (10 July 1942 – 1 July 2017) 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". In 2004 Time magazine named him a "European Hero". He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2007 for his efforts on saving endangered species. In 2008, he was elected as a Senior Global Fellow to the Ashoka Fellowship. He died on 1 July 2017 in Reykjavik of lung cancer at the age of 74. Mark Kurlansky dedicated his 2020 book, Salmon, to the memory of Orri Vigfússon. (en)
- Orri Vigfússon (Reykjavík, 10 luglio 1942 – Reykjavík, 2 luglio 2017) è stato un imprenditore e ambientalista islandese. (it)
- Orri Vigfússon (10 de julho de 1942 - 1 de julho de 2017) foi um empresário e ambientalista islandês. O seu objetivo declarado era "restaurar a abundância de salmão selvagem que existia anteriormente em ambos os lados do Atlântico Norte". Em 2004, a revista Time nomeou-o "Herói Europeu". Ele recebeu o Prémio Ambiental Goldman em 2007 pelos seus esforços para salvar espécies ameaçadas de extinção. Em 2008, ele foi eleito Senior Global Fellow para o Ashoka Fellowship. Ele morreu no dia 1 de julho de 2017 em Reykjavik de cancro do pulmão aos 74 anos. (pt)
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| - Orri Vigfússon, né en 1942 et mort le 2 juillet 2017, est un entrepreneur et environnementaliste islandais. (fr)
- Orri Vigfússon (10 July 1942 – 1 July 2017) 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". In 2004 Time magazine named him a "European Hero". He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2007 for his efforts on saving endangered species. In 2008, he was elected as a Senior Global Fellow to the Ashoka Fellowship. He died on 1 July 2017 in Reykjavik of lung cancer at the age of 74. Mark Kurlansky dedicated his 2020 book, Salmon, to the memory of Orri Vigfússon. (en)
- Orri Vigfússon (Reykjavík, 10 luglio 1942 – Reykjavík, 2 luglio 2017) è stato un imprenditore e ambientalista islandese. (it)
- Orri Vigfússon (10 de julho de 1942 - 1 de julho de 2017) foi um empresário e ambientalista islandês. O seu objetivo declarado era "restaurar a abundância de salmão selvagem que existia anteriormente em ambos os lados do Atlântico Norte". Em 2004, a revista Time nomeou-o "Herói Europeu". Ele recebeu o Prémio Ambiental Goldman em 2007 pelos seus esforços para salvar espécies ameaçadas de extinção. Em 2008, ele foi eleito Senior Global Fellow para o Ashoka Fellowship. Ele morreu no dia 1 de julho de 2017 em Reykjavik de cancro do pulmão aos 74 anos. Mark Kurlansky dedicou o seu livro de 2020, Salmon, à memória de Orri Vigfússon. (pt)
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