Sir John Houghton was born in Dyserth in 1931 and moved to Rhyl when he was 2 years old.He attended Rhyl Grammar School, where his father taught, and won a scholarship to Oxford University when he was 16.In 1977 he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared the honour with Al Gore. Sir John was co-chair of the IPCC at the time.In later life Sir John suffered from dementia and he died with suspected coronavirus on April 15th 2020, aged 88.
Sir John Houghton1931 - 2020
Sir John Houghton was born in Dyserth in 1931 and moved to Rhyl when he was 2 years old.He attended Rhyl Grammar School, where his father taught, and won a scholarship to Oxford University when he was 16.In 1977 he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared the honour with Al Gore. Sir John was co-chair of the IPCC at the time.In later life Sir John suffered from dementia and he died with suspected coronavirus on April 15th 2020, aged 88.