George Monbiot
English writer and political activist (born 1963)
Biography
George Joshua Richard Monbiot ( MON-bee-oh; born 27 January 1963) is an English journalist, author, and environmental and political activist. He writes a regular column for The Guardian and has written several books.
Monbiot grew up in Oxfordshire in a Jewish family and studied zoology at the University of Oxford. He then began a career in investigative journalism, publishing his first book Poisoned Arrows in 1989 about human rights issues in West Papua. In later years, he has been involved in activism and advocacy related to various issues, such as climate change, British politics and loneliness. In Feral (2013), he discussed and endorsed expansion of rewilding. He is the founder of The Land is Ours, a campaign for the right of access to the countryside and its resources in the United Kingdom. Monbiot was awarded the Global 500 in 1995 and the Orwell Prize in 2022.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- The Guardian
- Oxford Brookes University
- Green Templeton College
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Angharad Penrhyn Jones
Awards & honours (1)
- Natural World Book Prize
Quick answers about George Monbiot
- How old is George Monbiot?
- George Monbiot is 63 years old (born January 27, 1963).
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- George Monbiot was born on January 27, 1963.
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- George Monbiot was born in Kensington.
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- George Monbiot is a citizen of United Kingdom.
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- According to Wikidata, George Monbiot's spouse is or was Angharad Penrhyn Jones.
