Christopher Hills
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Christopher Hills (April 9, 1926 – January 31, 1997) was an English-born author, described as the "Father of Spirulina"[1] for popularizing spirulina cyanobacteria as a food supplement. He also wrote 30 books on consciousness, meditation, yoga and spiritual evolution, divining, world government, aquaculture, and personal health.
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Born | April 9, 1926 (1926-04-09) |
Died | January 31, 1997 (1997-02-01) (aged 70) Boulder Creek, California, United States |
Nationality | British, American |
Known for | Spirituality, aquaculture |
Notable work | Over 30 books on food from sunlight, spirulina chakras, consciousness, divining, world peace, creative conflict resolution |
Movement | Yoga, Nutrition |
Patron(s) | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Hills was variously headlined by the press as a "Western Guru Scientist",[2] "Natural Foods Pioneer",[3] "Evolutionary Revolutionary"[4] and a "Modern Merlin".[5]
As a commodities trader and art patron in Jamaica, he retired from business at an early age to follow a spiritual quest that took him around the world as a speaker, author, entrepreneur and pioneer of algae as an efficient source of food and fuel for humanity.