Jakob von Uexkull

Jakob von Uexkull (born 1944) is a writer, lecturer, professional philatelist and past member of the European Parliament who, in 1980, founded the Right Livelihood Awards. He holds both Swedish and German citizenship. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 784 KB) Image of Jakob von Uexkull founder of the Right Livelihood Award and World Future Council Initiative Cleared for by James McGuigan (Right Livelihood Award webmaster) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 784 KB) Image of Jakob von Uexkull founder of the Right Livelihood Award and World Future Council Initiative Cleared for by James McGuigan (Right Livelihood Award webmaster) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old... Jump to: navigation, search 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lecturer is the name given to university teachers in most of the English-speaking world (but not at most universities in the US or Canada) who do not hold a professorship. ... Close examination of the Penny Red, left, reveals a 148 in the margin, indicating that it was printed with plate #148. ... Jump to: navigation, search The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Jakob von Uexkull, founder of the Right Livelihood Award The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is presented annually in the Swedish Parliament, on December 9, to honour those working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today. An international...

Jakob von Uexkull was born in Uppsala, Sweden. After studying in Sweden and Germany, he won a scholarship to Christ Church College, Oxford University, graduating with a Master of Arts in politics, philosophy and economics. Uppsala (older spelling Upsala) 59°51′ N 17°38′ E is a Swedish City in central Sweden, located about 70 km north of Stockholm. ... Christ Church (in full: The Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry VIII) is one of the largest and wealthiest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

He provided an initial endowment for the awards by selling his collection of postage stamps for US$ 1 million; the awards have subsequently attracted additional funding from private individuals enabling it to donate annual prizes worth 2 million Swedish Krona. Endowment refers to the innate capacities of an individual, group, or institution. ... This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the Swedish unit of currency. ...

He created the awards out of a recognition that Nobel prizes were relatively narrow in scope and usually recognised the work of those in industrialised countries. Jump to: navigation, search Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Jump to: navigation, search Industrialization (or industrialisation) or an industrial revolution (in general, with lowercase letters) is a process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a pre-industrial to an industrial state. ...

Von Uexkull first approached the Nobel Foundation with the suggestion that it establish two new awards, one for ecology and one relevant to the lives of the poor majority of the world's population. He offered to contribute financially but his proposal was turned down. Jump to: navigation, search (Ecology is sometimes used incorrectly as a synonym for the natural environment. ...

He then decided to set up the Right Livelihood Awards, presented in the Swedish parliament on the day before the nobel prizes and often referred to as the alternative nobel prize. In recognition of his initiative in founding the Right Livelihood Award, the German Green Party has several times nominated Jakob von Uexkull in elections to the European Parliament. As an MEP, he served on the Political Affairs Committee and the Science and Technology Committee. He was also a member of the Delegation for Relations with the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Baltic Intergroup (1987-89). The Riksdag or Sveriges Riksdag is the Parliament of Sweden. ... Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (literally: Alliance 90/The Greens), the German Green Party, is a political party in Germany whose regional predecessors were founded in the late 1970s as part of the new social movements. ... See Election (movie) for the film directed by Alexander Payne. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ...

He is a co-founder of The Other Economic Summit and a past Member of the European Parliament where he served on the Political Affairs Committee. He is a patron of Friends of the Earth International. He has been a Trustee of the New Economics Foundation, London, and a member of the Global Commission to Fund the United Nations. He has served on the Board of Greenpeace, Germany, and on the Council of Governance of Transparency International. He lectures widely on environment, justice and peace issues. He is also a recognised philatelic expert with publications including 'The Early Postal History of Saudi Arabia' (2001).

He his currently working towards the creation of a World Future Council of planetary elders, pioneers and youth leaders, acting as a global conscience, speaking up for our ethical values as global citizens and in the interests of future generations.

His grandfather Jakob von Uexküll is the founder of the study of biosemiotics. Jump to: navigation, search Jakob von Uexküll (September 8, 1864 - July 25, 1944) was an Estonian biologist who had important achievements in the fields of muscular physiology and the cybernetics of life. ... Jump to: navigation, search Biosemiotics (bios=life & semion=sign) is a growing field that studies the production, action and interpretation of signs in the physical and biologic realm, in an attempt to integrate the findings of scientific biology and semiotics to form a new view of life and meaning as...

External links

• Right Livelihood Award - Official site
• Jakob von Uexkull - Founder
• Time Europe - Got his eyes on the prize