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'''Võ Quý ''' (December 31, 1929 – January 10, 2017) was a [[Vietnam]]ese zoologist and professor at the [[Vietnam National University, Hanoi]]. He was an [[ornithologist]] and a recipient of the 2003 [[Blue Planet Prize]].
| name = Võ Quý
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|12|31}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|1|10|1929|12|31}}
| nationality = [[Vietnam]]ese
| occupation = Zoologist, Professor, Ornithologist
| known_for = Work on [[defoliation]]/[[reforestation]] and bird migration after the [[Vietnam War]]
| awards = 2003 [[Blue Planet Prize]]
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'''Võ Quý ''' (December 31, 1929 – January 10, 2017) was a Vietnamese zoologist and professor at the [[Vietnam National University, Hanoi]]. He was an [[ornithologist]] and a recipient of the 2003 [[Blue Planet Prize]].


During the war against the [[France|French]], he studied in [[China]], but in 1954 he returned to Vietnam and helped to found the University of Hanoi.
During the war against the [[France|French]], he studied in [[China]], but in 1954, he returned to Vietnam and helped to found the University of Hanoi.


He researched the effects of [[defoliation]] by the [[United States]] in the [[Vietnam War]], and the impact of the [[herbicide]]s, including [[Agent Orange]] used on the environment. He helped to plan government [[reforestation]] programmes.
He researched the effects of [[defoliation]] by the [[United States]] in the [[Vietnam War]], and the impact of the [[herbicide]]s, including [[Agent Orange]] used on the environment. He helped to plan government [[reforestation]] programmes.


Dr. Quy relocated the rare eastern [[sarus crane]], a species badly affected by the war, and helped to establish a treaty for the protection of [[bird migration|migratory birds]].
Dr. Quy relocated the rare eastern [[sarus crane]], a species badly affected by the war, and helped to establish a treaty for the protection of [[bird migration|migratory birds]].


He suggested that the [[Edward's pheasant|Vietnamese pheasant]] (''Lophura hatinhensis'') might be a different species from [[Edward's pheasant]] (''Lophura edwardsi'') although most ornithologists do not split these two forms.
He suggested that the [[Edward's pheasant|Vietnamese pheasant]] (''Lophura hatinhensis'') might be a different species from [[Edward's pheasant]] (''Lophura edwardsi'') although most ornithologists do not split these two forms.


He wrote the two-volume book, ''The Birds of Vietnam'', and co-authored ''The Kouprey: An Action Plan for Its Conservation'' {{ISBN|2-88032-972-8}}. He died in Hanoi on January 10, 2017 at the age of 87.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/world/asia/vietnam-vo-quy-dead.html?_r=0|title=Vo Quy, Father of Environmental Conservation in Vietnam, Dies at 87|newspaper=The New York Times|date=11 January 2017|last1=Ives|first1=Mike}}</ref>
He wrote the two-volume book, ''The Birds of Vietnam'', and co-authored ''The Kouprey: An Action Plan for Its Conservation'' {{ISBN|2-88032-972-8}}. He died in Hanoi on January 10, 2017, at the age of 87.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/world/asia/vietnam-vo-quy-dead.html?_r=0|title=Vo Quy, Father of Environmental Conservation in Vietnam, Dies at 87|newspaper=The New York Times|date=11 January 2017|last1=Ives|first1=Mike}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:30, 8 November 2024

Võ Quý
Born(1929-12-31)December 31, 1929
DiedJanuary 10, 2017(2017-01-10) (aged 87)
NationalityVietnamese
Occupation(s)Zoologist, Professor, Ornithologist
Known forWork on defoliation/reforestation and bird migration after the Vietnam War
Awards2003 Blue Planet Prize

Võ Quý (December 31, 1929 – January 10, 2017) was a Vietnamese zoologist and professor at the Vietnam National University, Hanoi. He was an ornithologist and a recipient of the 2003 Blue Planet Prize.

During the war against the French, he studied in China, but in 1954, he returned to Vietnam and helped to found the University of Hanoi.

He researched the effects of defoliation by the United States in the Vietnam War, and the impact of the herbicides, including Agent Orange used on the environment. He helped to plan government reforestation programmes.

Dr. Quy relocated the rare eastern sarus crane, a species badly affected by the war, and helped to establish a treaty for the protection of migratory birds.

He suggested that the Vietnamese pheasant (Lophura hatinhensis) might be a different species from Edward's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) although most ornithologists do not split these two forms.

He wrote the two-volume book, The Birds of Vietnam, and co-authored The Kouprey: An Action Plan for Its Conservation ISBN 2-88032-972-8. He died in Hanoi on January 10, 2017, at the age of 87.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ives, Mike (11 January 2017). "Vo Quy, Father of Environmental Conservation in Vietnam, Dies at 87". The New York Times.
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