About Orri Vigfússon
Lived 1942 – 2017 (aged 74). Orri Vigfússon was an Icelandic politician, environmentalist and entrepreneur.
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". 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.
Orri died on 1 July 2017 in Reykjavík of lung cancer at the age of 74.
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Who was Orri Vigfússon?
Icelandic environmentalist (1942–2017)
When was Orri Vigfússon born?
Orri Vigfússon was born on 10 July 1942 in Reykjavík.
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Orri Vigfússon died on 2 July 2017 in Reykjavík.
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Orri Vigfússon was a politician, environmentalist and entrepreneur.
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Orri Vigfússon was Icelandic.
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