David McTaggart

David Fraser McTaggart (June 24, 1932 - March 23, 2001) was a Canadian-born environmentalist who played a central part in the foundation of Greenpeace International.

An excellent all-around athlete, as a young man he won three consecutive Canadian National Badminton Championships in men's singles (1956—1958) and represented that country in badminton's Thomas Cup (men's world team championship) competition. Prior to his involvement in Greenpeace he had prospered as a builder and developer.

In 1972, responding to an ad in the newspapers, he used his personal boat to protest the testing of nuclear weapons in the Pacific by the French Government. After getting his boat damaged and being physically hurt by the French Military, his protest succeeded in 1974 when the French announced the end of their atmospheric nuclear testing program. He became chairman and chief spokesman of Greenpeace in 1979, retiring in 1991 to live on an olive farm in Paciano, Umbria, Italy.

McTaggart continued to participate in Greenpeace forums after retirement for the rest of his life. Te Vaka dedicated its song "Sei Ma Le Losa" for McTaggart, who was killed in a car accident on March 2001 near his home in Italy.

External links

• The David McTaggart Award
• David Fraser McTaggart: 1932-2001
• David McTaggart, 1932-2001
• David McTaggart in memoriam
• Shadow Warrior: The Life and Times of David McTaggart
• David McTaggart, Biography of a Leader

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Name	Mactaggart, David
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Date of birth	June 24, 1932
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Date of death	March 23, 2001
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