John Foster Wilson

John Foster Wilson

Sir John Wilson (January 20, 1919, Nottingham – November 25 1999, Brighton), born John Foster Wilson, was a public health advocate, best known for working to prevent blindness in developing countries in Africa and South and South East Asia. Blind himself, after an accident at school in Scarborough, Wilson founded several organisations such as the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind (now known as [http://www.sightsavers.org.uk Sightsavers International] ), [http://www.daa.org.uk/ Disability Awareness in Action] and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. At his instigation, the World Health Organization established the first International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, for which he served as president from 1974 until his retirement in 1982.

Published works

* "Ghana's Handicapped Citizens" (1961)
* "Traveling Blind" (1963)
* "World Blindness and Its Prevention" (1980).

Awards and honours

* Helen Keller International Award (1970)
* World Humanity Award (1978)
* Royal Society of Medicine's Richard T. Hewitt Award (1991)
* Albert Schweitzer International Prize (1993).
* OBE (1955)
* CBE (1965)
* Knighthood (1975).

Other

A primary school was established in his honour in Bangladesh named the 'Sir John Wilson School'.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John L. Wilson — John Lockwood Wilson (* 7. August 1850 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA; † 6. November 1912 in Washington D. C., USA) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühes Leben 2 Politische Karriere …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John L. Wilson — John Lockwood Wilson (August 7, 1850 ndash;November 6, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. states of Indiana and Washington. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1889 1895) and U.S. Senate (1895 1899)Wilson was… …   Wikipedia

  • John Foster Dulles — (* 25. Februar 1888 in Washington D.C.; † 24. Mai 1959 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker, der unter US Präsident Dwight D. Eisenhower von 1953 bis 1959 als Außenminister der Vereinigten Staaten diente. Er war bekannt für seine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Foster Dulles — (25 février 1888 24 mai 1959) était un diplomate américain, qui fut le 51e Secrétaire d État (ministre des Affaires étrangères des États Unis), du 21 janvier 1953 au 22 avril 1959 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • John Foster Dulles — Infobox Officeholder name = John Foster Dulles imagesize = 200px order = 52nd United States Secretary of State term start = January 26, 1953 term end = April 22, 1959 president = Dwight D. Eisenhower predecessor = Dean Acheson successor =… …   Wikipedia

  • Dulles, John Foster — born Feb. 25, 1888, Washington, D.C., U.S. died May 24, 1959, Washington, D.C. U.S. secretary of state (1953–59). He was counsel to the American Peace Commission at Versailles, France, and later helped oversee the payment of World War I… …   Universalium

  • John Wilson — may refer to:Politicians* John Wilson (Scottish politician), member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) * John Wilson (Falkirk MP) (1844 ndash;1918), member of Parliament for Falkirk * John Wilson (Edinburgh MP), member of Parliament for Edinburgh * …   Wikipedia

  • John Q. Adams — John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (* 11. Juli 1767 in Braintree (heute: Quincy), Norfolk County, Massachusetts; † 23. Februar 1848 in Washington D.C.) war amerikanischer Politiker, 6 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Quince Adams — John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (* 11. Juli 1767 in Braintree (heute: Quincy), Norfolk County, Massachusetts; † 23. Februar 1848 in Washington D.C.) war amerikanischer Politiker, 6 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Caldwell Calhoun — (* 18. März 1782 Calhoun Mills bei Abbeville im Abbeville County, South Carolina; † 31. März 1850 in Washington D. C.) war der 7. Vizepräsident der Vereinigten Staaten von 1825 bis 1832 u …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”