Arthur H. Westing (July 18, 1928 – April 30, 2020) was an American ecologist.[1] He was a longtime researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.[2]

Biography

Westing was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 18, 1928, to Dr. Siegfried W. Westing and Paula (Riesenfeld) Westing.[1] Growing up in Brooklyn, he was an Eagle Scout, which instilled in him a love for nature and the environment. Westing then graduated from Columbia University in 1950 with a B.A. in botany and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War.[3] He returned to the United States after the war and earned his master's degree in forestry and doctorate in plant physiology and ecology from Yale University.[1][4]

Westing taught at a number of academic institutions, including Purdue University, Middlebury College, Hampshire College, Windham College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[1] He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1973.[5]

From 1975 to 1987, Westing was a member of the research staff of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.[2] His research focused on the military impact of the environment and was considered an expert in the field of environmental security.[2] He also worked for Peace Research Institute Oslo from 1988 to 1990, where he worked on his project on ‘Peace, Security, and Environment’ funded by the United Nations Environment Programme.[6] He was a visiting professor at the European Peace University and Durham University.[2]

Westing died on April 30, 2020, in Shelburne, Vermont.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Arthur Westing, scientist, teacher, author, and environmental activist". VTDigger. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Former SIPRI Researcher Arthur H. Westing—in memoriam | SIPRI". www.sipri.org. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  3. ↑ "Bookshelf | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. ↑ "Arthur H. Westing '54MF, '59PhD | Obituaries | Yale Alumni Magazine". yalealumnimagazine.org. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. ↑ "Arthur H. Westing". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. ↑ "In memoriam: Arthur H. Westing (1928–2020) – PRIO Blogs". blogs.prio.org. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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