About Werner Fornos
Lived 1933 – 2013 (aged 79–80). Werner Fornos was an American politician.
Werner H. Fornos (November 5, 1933 – January 16, 2013) was a German-American activist and politician. An advocate for global population control, he served as president of the Population Institute.
Life Fornos was born Werner Horst Farenhold in Leipzig, Germany, and fled to the United States after World War II. He was adopted by the Fornos family and became an American citizen.
Werner was awarded the Humanist of the Year in 1991 by the American Humanist Association and the United Nations Population Award in 2003. He died on January 16, 2013, in Basye, Virginia from complications of diabetes.
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Who was Werner Fornos?
german-American activist and politician (1933–2013)
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Werner Fornos was born on 5 November 1933.
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