Musician Dictionary

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926) · broadcaster and naturalist

DescriptionBritish broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
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Born1926-05-08
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BirthplaceLondon Isleworth
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AreaUnited Kingdom
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CountryGB
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CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
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Occupationnaturalist television actor biologist nature photographer film producer film screenwriter television producer science communicator television writer environmentalist film actor television director writer television presenter narrator screenwriter
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Member ofZoological Society of London Royal Society of London American Academy of Arts and Sciences Society of Antiquaries of London
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AwardsLinnean Tercentenary Medal Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Knight Bachelor CIEEM Medal Kalinga Prize Honorary member of the British Ecological Society Founder’s Medal Scottish Geographical Medal Nierenberg Prize Commander of the Royal Victorian Order honorary doctorate Livingstone Medal Fonseca Prize Companion of Honour Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Order of Merit Edinburgh Medal Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London Michael Faraday Prize International Cosmos Prize Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Champions of the Earth Benjamin Franklin Medal Bodley Medal Caird Medal Natural World Book Prize Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences Crystal Award Cherry Kearton Medal and Award honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Order of the Companions of Honour Order of the British Empire Royal Victorian Order National Order of Merit Princess of Asturias Awards Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
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Also known as

David Attenbrough Sir David Attenborough Sir David Attenborough, CH CVO CBE

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