What is Franz Weber (activist)?
[[File:Franz Weber by Erling Mandelmann - 2.jpg|thumb|Franz Weber around 1975]] '''Franz Weber''' (27 July 1927 – 2 April 2019) was a [[Swiss people|Swiss]] [[environmentalist]], [[Animal liberation movement|animal welfare activist]] and [[journalist]]. He [[Founder|founded]] the Franz Weber Foundation in 1975. In the 1970s and the 2000s, he led [[wikt:successful|successful]] [[campaign]]s for the [[protection]] of the [[Lavaux]] region. In 2007, Lavaux became a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]]. He has also worked in the [[conservation]] of [[natural]] sites in [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Italy]], [[Greece]], [[Switzerland]], [[Slovenia]] and [[Hungary]]. He has also helped [[endangered species]] in [[South America]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[Africa]] and Europe. In 1989, the Franz Weber Foundation [[buy|bought]] Bonrook Station, a former [[cattle]] station near [[Pine Creek, Northern Territory|Pine Creek]], [[Northern Territory]]. It has since developed into a [[sanctuary]] for [[Brumby|brumbies]] and native wild life. In 1997, in the presence of Émile Gardaz, [[Jean-Pierre Thiollet]] and some other personalities, the township of [[Delphi]] appointed him an Honorary citizenship. Weber was born in [[Basel]]. He was married to Judith with one daughter, Vera. He lived in [[Montreux]]. On 2 April 2019, Weber died in the [[Capital city|capital]] [[Bern]]. He was 91.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/pioneering-environmentalist-franz-weber-dies-aged-91/44874346|title=Pioneering environmentalist Franz Weber dies aged 91|publisher=Swissinfo|date=4 April 2019|access-date=6 April 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.ffw.ch/en/ Franz Weber Foundation] {{DEFAULTSORT:Weber, Franz}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Animal rights activists]] [[Category:Environmentalists]] [[Category:Swiss journalists]] [[Category:Writers from Basel]] {{Bio-stub}}