Suren Gazaryan
Russian zoologist
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Suren Gazaryan (born Suren Vladimirovich Gazaryan, Russian: Сурен Владимирович Газарян) (born 8 July 1974) is a Russian zoologist, dissident, public figure, and former member of The Environmental Watch on North Caucasus.[1] He is a member of the Russian Opposition Coordination Council. He was awarded a Goldman Environmental Prize in 2014.[2][3][4]
Suren Gazaryan | |
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| Born | 8 July 1974 |
| Citizenship | Russia |
| Education | Kuban State University |
| Occupations | Chiropterologist, environmentalist, politician, zoologist |
| Awards | Goldman Environmental Prize (2014) |
Life
Gazaryan was born on 8 July 1974 in Krasnodar. In 1996, he graduated from Kuban State University, and in 2001 he completed postgraduate studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences.[5] In 2001, he was also elected chairman of the commission for the protection of caves of the Russian Union of Cavers.[6]
In 2014, he was granted asylum in Estonia.[7]