Werner Fornos
Member of Maryland State House of Delegates
In office
1967–1970
Personal details
BornNovember 5, 1933
Leipzig, Germany
DiedJanuary 16, 2013
Basye, Virginia

Werner H. Fornos (November 5, 1933 – January 16, 2013) was a German-American activist and politician. An advocate for global population control, he served as president of the Population Institute.[1][2]

Life

Fornos was born Werner Horst Farenhold in Leipzig, Germany, and fled to the United States after World War II. He was adopted by the Fornos family and became an American citizen.[1] Fornos served as a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates from 1967 to 1970 as a Democrat. He ran for the House of representatives in 1972 and 1976, losing.[3]

Werner was awarded the Humanist of the Year in 1991 by the American Humanist Association and the United Nations Population Award in 2003.[4] He died on January 16, 2013, in Basye, Virginia from complications of diabetes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Werner Fornos". Baltimore Sun.
  2. ↑ "Werner Fornos | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
  3. ↑ "Werner H. Fornos, MSA SC 3520-13276". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Award Laureates". United Nations Population Fund.
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