David Suzuki Full Bio

A third-generation Japanese-Canadian, Suzuki, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 24, 1936, was raised in the back of the family dry cleaner’s shop. He went on weekly fishing and camping trips, his father pointed out all the animals, birds, trees, and plants they encountered. It was these trips that shaped his interest in nature.

Like most Japanese-Canadians living on Canada’s West coast, as a consequence of a war-time measure by the government, the Suzuki’s were sent to an internment camp at Slocan, British Columbia in 1942. However his father was sent away to help build a highway through the mountains. David spent four years in the harsh conditions of the camp. He still continued with his schooling while in the camp. He began grade 1 when he was 7 years old and he excelled through grade one, two, and three in one year. After the war his family moved to Leamington, Ontario. Once they had settled down David’s interest in nature continued to grow. He turned his room into a little museum of rocks, fossils, freshwater fish, insects, e

In 1990, Suzuki and his second wife, Dr. Tara Cullis founded the David Suzuki Foundation. The foundation is dedicated to developing “a world vision of sustainable communities living within the planet’s carrying capacity.” During this year the Canadian Booksellers Association named Suzuki Author of the Year. He had by this time published over 14 books including ‘An Introduction to Genetic Analysis’ (1976), which is the most-used genetics textbook in the U.S.

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