David Bellamy Death
David passed away on December 11, 2019 at the age of 86 in County Durham, England.
When did David Bellamy die?
December 11, 2019How old was David Bellamy when died?
86Where did David Bellamy die? What was the location of death?
County Durham, England
David Bellamy Birthday and Date of Death
David Bellamy was born on January 18, 1933 and died on December 11, 2019. David was 86 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: January 18, 1933
Date of Death: December 11, 2019
Age at Death: 86
David Bellamy - Biography
David James Bellamy OBE (born 18 January 1933) is an English author, broadcaster, environmental campaigner and botanist. He has lived in County Durham since 1960.
Bellamy went to school in London, attending Chatsworth Road Primary School Cheam, Cheam Road Junior School and Sutton County Grammar School, where he initially showed an aptitude for English Literature and History; he then found his vocation because of an inspirational science teacher, studying Zoology, Botany, Physics and Chemistry in the sixth form. After he left school he worked as a laboratory assistant at Ewell Technical College before studying for an Honours degree in Botany at Chelsea College of Science and Technology. In 1960 he became a lecturer in the Botany department of Durham University.
His first work in a scientific environment was as a laboratory assistant at Ewell Technical College before he studied for his BSc at Chelsea. In 1960 he became a lecturer in the Botany department of Durham University. The work that brought him to public prominence was his environmental consultancy on the Torrey Canyon oil spill in 1967, about which he wrote a paper in the leading scientific journal, Nature.
