James Lovelock was born on July 26, 1919 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was married to Helen Hyslop and Sandra Orchard. He died on July 26, 2022 in Dorset, England, UK.
Merited a place in Time magazine's Special Issue "Heroes of the Environment" (Leaders & Visionaries section) with a tribute penned by Oliver Morton, chief news and feature editor of "Nature" (Issue October 29, 2007).
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) before being awarded the CH (Companion of Honour) in the 2003 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Global Environmental Science.
He is an environmental scientist whose Gaia Theory sees the Earth as a living organism.
He was elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Science.