John T. Houghton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John T. Houghton

Welsh physicist

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Dyserth, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession: scientist, physicist, university teacher

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir John Theodore Houghton (born 30 December 1931) is a Welsh scientist who was the co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) scientific assessment working group.
He was the lead editor of first three IPCC reports.
He was professor in atmospheric physics at the University of Oxford, former Director General at the Met Office and founder of the Hadley Centre. He is the president of the John Ray Initiative, an organisation "connecting Environment, Science and Christianity", where he has compared the stewardship of the Earth, to the stewardship of the Garden of Eden by Adam and Eve.
He is a founder member of the International Society for Science and Religion.
He is also the current president of the Victoria Institute.