Biographies and Photos for COMMUNITY-MINDED

Rupert Chawner Brooke (1887 – 1915) was an English poet known for his ‘idealistic’ war sonnets written during the First World War especially "The Soldier". He was also known for his boyish good looks, which were said to have prompted the Irish poet W. B. Yeats to describe him as "the handsomest young man in England". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Brooke

Wendell Berry (born 1934) is an American novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. A prolific author, he has written many novels short stories, poems and essays. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Berry

David Bohm (1917-1992) was an American scientist (born in UK) described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century. He contributed innovative and unorthodox ideas to quantum theory, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind.

John Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician. He was also 1st Baron Tweedsmuir and served as Governor General of Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buchan

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) is one of the most recognizable mathematicians and philosophers of all time, Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist credited with formulating the general and special theories of relativity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

Eric Cassell (born 1928), is an American physician. In his own words: “I have loved medicine, sick people, doctors, and almost all else about medicine for a very long time….In 1971, a generous fate place me on The Task Force on Dying at the Hastings Center. That literally changed my life, broadened my horizons, pushed me to become literate, and gave substance to a genetic predisposition to philosophy.”

Arthur Frank is professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary. His writing and lecturing is ‘all about making better sense of a life that has become troubled’. http://www.arthurwfrank.com

Erich Fromm (1900-1980) was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a prolific writer and foresaw many of the problems of consumerist societies, especially with mental health. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Fromm

Hippocrates (about 460 to 370 BC) was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles. Often referred to as the ‘Father of Western Medicine’ and best known for the ‘Hippocratic Oath’, still in use in some universities. It is not know how much attached to his name was actually his own work or that of others in the school he founded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocrates

Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) was one of the best-known Swiss painters of the 19th century. He travelled across Europe to learn different styles of painting through studying the works of the masters. He was notable for his portraits and other paintings of folk engaged in everyday tasks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Hodler

Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Geddes

Michael Ignatieff (born 1947) is a Canadian author, academic historian, former senior politician and broadcaster. His fiction and non-fiction works have won many literary awards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ignatieff

photo by: Dominique Carton, Oct 2010

Steve Jobs was an American pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and co-founder of Apple Computers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs

Sir Peter Medawer – (1915-1987) Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, Fellow of the Royal Society. British biologist who made discoveries fundamental to the practice of tissue and organ transplants. He was also known for his powers of communicating science to non-scientists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Medawar

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist who was imprisoned for 27 years and later served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

Alastair McIntosh (born 1955) is writer, teacher, theologian and social activist. He is best known for his book, Soil and Soul – people versus corporate power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_McIntosh

Ben Okri OBE FRSL (Born 1959) is a Nigerian poet and novelist. Okri is considered one of the foremost African authors in the post-modern and post-colonial traditions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Okri

Morgan Scott Peck (1936 – 2005) was an American psychiatrist and best-selling author, best known for his first book, The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Scott_Peck

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English art critic and art historian, known also for his own drawings and watercolours, and as an outspoken social critic. He was a polymath and visionary. His ideas and concerns helped to lay the foundations for environmentalism and sustainability. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ruskin

Kate Pickett (born 1965) is a British epidemiologist occupying several prestigious professional roles, currently Professor of Epidemiology in the Dept of Health Sciences at the University of York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Pickett

Anthony Suchman: is a physician, organizational consultant and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, USA. http://cambridge-leadership.com/team-member/anthony-suchman/

Margaret Wheatley (born 1944) is an American writer and management consultant who studies organizational behaviour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_J._Wheatley

Richard Wilkinson (born1943) is a distinguished British social epidemiologist and professor at the University of Nottingham. His special interest is social inequality and has published several books and many research papers on this topic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Wilkinson