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David Attenborough

David Frederick Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926).

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Occupation

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Television Producer

Television Presenter

Environmentalist

Nature Photographer

Science Communicator

Television Writer

Film Screenwriter

Television Actor

Television Director

Member Of

(1983 - )

: 1983

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

(1991 - )

: 1991

Society of Antiquaries of London

Zoological Society of London

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Place of Birth

Country of Citizenship

Date of Birth

5/8/1926

Instance Of

Educated At

University College London

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Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys

Award Received

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

(1974)

: 1974

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

(1991)

: 1991

(1981)

: 1981

Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences

(2009)

Object Named As

:Prince of Asturias Award

: 2009

(2015)

: 2015

Founder’s Medal

(1985)

:

Ranulph Fiennes

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:150

: 1985

Cherry Kearton Medal and Award

(1972)

: 1972

Nierenberg Prize

(2005)

: 2005

International Cosmos Prize

(2000)

: 2000

Linnean Tercentenary Medal

(2007)

: 2007

Natural World Book Prize

(1998)

: 1998

Benjamin Franklin Medal

(1990)

: 1990

(2005)

: 2005

Companion of Honour

(1996)

: 1996

Michael Faraday Prize

(2003)

: 2003

Fellow of the Zoological Society of London

(1998)

: 1998

Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science

(2008)

: 2008

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

(2007)

: 2007

Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology

(2000)

: 2000

Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

(1999)

: 1999

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

(1991)

: 1991

(2004)

: 2004

Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society

(2010)

: 2010

Knight Bachelor

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator

(2018)

Statement Is Subject Of

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70th Primetime Emmy Awards

:

: 2018

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator

(2019)

Statement Is Subject Of

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71st Primetime Emmy Awards

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: 2019

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator

(2020)

Statement Is Subject Of

:

72nd Primetime Emmy Awards

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Seven Worlds, One Planet

: 2020

(2019)

: 2019

Champions of the Earth

(2022)

: 2022

Scottish Geographical Medal

Livingstone Medal

Edinburgh Medal

(1998)

: 1998

Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London

Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London

(2006)

: 2006

Honorary Doctorate

(5/17/1980)

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The Open University

: 5/17/1980

Honorary Doctor of the University of Antwerp

(1993)

: 1993

Given Name

:1

:2

Family Name

Sibling

Richard Attenborough

John Attenborough

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Filmography

David Attenborough Filmography

Name in Native Language

Sir David Frederick Attenborough

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Field of Work

Environmental Protection

Literary Activity

Natural Science

Popular Science

Educational Television

Start of Work Period

1951

Noble Title

Knight Bachelor

Has Works in the Collection

National Museum of World Cultures

Spouse

Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel

(1950 - 1997)

: 1950

Number of Children

: 2

: 1997

Employer

British Broadcasting Corporation

(1951 - )

: 1951

Number of Children

2

Sex or Gender

Depicted By

Sir David Attenborough; Richard Attenborough

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Native Language

Father

Frederick Attenborough

Mother

Participant In

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019

Subject Named As

:Sir David Attenborough

End of Work Period

2025

Reason for Deprecated Rank

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Short Name

David Attenborough

Birth Name

David Frederick Attenborough

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