About Richard Samson Odingo
Lived 1935 – 2021 (aged 86). Richard Samson Odingo was a Kenyan geographer, known for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Richard Samson Odingo (March 7, 1935 – June 12, 2021) was a Kenyan scientist who worked as the vice chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) when it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with Al Gore.
Background Richard Odingo was born on March 7, 1935, in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya Colony.Coming from a humble background, His education advanced in part due to a government scholarship which allowed him to attend secondary school in Kakamega Town. He attended Makerere University College then London University. He undertook his postgraduate studies at the University of Liverpool where he obtained his PhD in Agricultural geography in 1963. In 2009, he received the World Environment Prize (Premio Gambrinus Giusseppe Mazzotti Prize) in Italy.
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Who was Richard Samson Odingo?
Kenyan Climate Scientist
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Richard Samson Odingo was born on 7 March 1935 in Nyanza Province.
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Richard Samson Odingo died on 12 June 2021 in Kenya, Nairobi.
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Richard Samson Odingo was a geographer.
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Richard Samson Odingo was known for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Richard Samson Odingo was Kenyan.
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