Manchester Evening News 11th November 1983
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 Houghton
1931 - 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.
Sir John Houghton
1931 - 2020
Manchester Evening News 11th November 1983