David Pollock (humanist)
| David Pollock | |
|---|---|
 David Pollock (left) with Andrew Copson (second left), Werner Schultz, Sonja Eggerickx and Erwin Kress, World Humanist Congress 2011, Oslo | |
| Born | February 3, 1942 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Humanist, and former President of the European Humanist Federation |
| Years active | 1961-2012 |
David Pollock (born 3 February 1942)[1] is a British Humanist, and former President of the European Humanist Federation (EHF).
Life and career
He became involved in 1961 with the humanist group[2] at Oxford University, where he studied Classics. He later worked in management in the National Coal Board, before becoming Director of Action on Smoking and Health between 1991-1995, and then of the Continence Foundation,[3] between 1996-2001.[4] His research while at ASH led to his writing "Denial & Delay: The Political History of Smoking and Health, 1951-1964" (ASH, 1999 - ISBN 1 872428 44 4).[5]
He was a trustee[4] of the British Humanist Association (BHA) between 1965 and 1975, and again since 1997; Chair of the BHA in 1970-72; and Chair of its Parliamentary Working Group. He is also a director (since 1979) and has been Chair of the Rationalist Association, publisher of New Humanist magazine.
He was President of the European Humanist Federation between 2006 and 2012,[6] where he campaigned for secularism, human rights and equality within European and international institutions.[1] He now represents the International Humanist and Ethical Union at the Council of Europe. He received the Distinguished Service to Humanism Award from the International Humanist and Ethical Union in 2011.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 British Humanist Association, BHA wishes David Pollock a Happy 70th Birthday, 3 February 2012. Accessed 26 October 2012
- ↑ Oxford University Humanist Group. Accessed 27 October 2012
- ↑ The Continence Foundation closed in 2008 but its website is maintained by its successor the Bladder and Bowel Foundation http://www.bladderandbowelfoundation.org/about/about.asp. Accessed 28 October 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 British Humanist Association: Trustees. Accessed 26 October 2012
- ↑ See full text at http://www.denialdelay.org.uk/
- ↑ http://humanistfederation.eu/some-former-ehf-board-members/
- ↑ Secular News Daily, BHA’s David Pollock receives prestigious international award, 13 August 2011. Accessed 26 October 2012