SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Polly Higgins

1968 - 2019

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Pauline Hélène "Polly" Higgins (4 July 1968 – 21 April 2019) was a Scottish barrister, author, and environmental lobbyist, described by Jonathan Watts in her obituary in The Guardian as, "one of the most inspiring figures in the green movement". She left her career as a lawyer to focus on environmental advocacy, and unsuccessfully lobbied the United Nations Law Commission to recognise ecocide as an international crime. Higgins wrote three books, including Eradicating Ecocide, and started the Earth Protectors group to raise funds to support the cause. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Polly Higgins is the 772nd most popular social activist (down from 771st in 2019), the 7,162nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,202nd in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Polly Higgins ranks 772 out of 840. Before her are Nisha Ayub, Godeliève Mukasarasi, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Ronan Farrow, Joshua Wong, and Gauri Lankesh. After her are Bibi Aisha, Suren Gazaryan, Eva Abu Halaweh, Farhad Fatkullin, Jamila Afghani, and Pablo Hasél.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Polly Higgins ranks 832. Before her are Grant Bowler, Tomás Carbonell, James Lankford, Mikhail Nestruyev, Sergei Martynov, and Aleksandr Konovalov. After her are María Luisa Calle, Keiichi Zaizen, Koos Maasdijk, Sandie Richards, Dion Beebe, and Sean Elliott. Among people deceased in 2019, Polly Higgins ranks 619. Before her are Ayanda Denge, Yulia Nachalova, Barbara Perry, Jimmy Banks, Elijah Cummings, and Detsl. After her are Jörg Stübner, Josef Šural, Maximilian Reinelt, Denise Nickerson, Aron Eisenberg, and David Lama.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Polly Higgins ranks 7,164 out of 8,785. Before her are Joey Batey (1989), Max Aarons (2000), Kelly Jones (1974), Allan Evans (1956), Anthony Gordon (2001), and Nigel Spink (1958). After her are Ophelia Lovibond (1986), Bobby Decordova-Reid (1993), Sammy Nelson (1949), Adam Webster (1995), Alan Duncan (1957), and Cavetown (1998).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United Kingdom

Among social activists born in United Kingdom, Polly Higgins ranks 49. Before her are Harry Hay (1912), Samuel Gompers (1850), Flora Drummond (1878), Arthur Scargill (1938), Anna Howard Shaw (1847), and Anthony Dod Mantle (1955). After her are Anjem Choudary (1967), Anna Campbell (1991), Lilly Platt (2008), and Abby Gustaitis (1991).

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