Garry Davis

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Garry Davis
Born	Sol Gareth Davis 27 July 1921 Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.
Died	24 July 2013(2013-07-24) (aged 91) South Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Citizenship	United States (1921–1948) Stateless (1948–2013)
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University East West University
Occupation(s)	Peace and world citizenship activist
Organizations	International Registry of World Citizens World Service Authority
Known for	Popularizing world citizenship World Passport
Children	Kristina Starr Davis Troy Davis Athena Davis Kim Davis

Sol Gareth "Garry" Davis (27 July 1921 – 24 July 2013) was an international peace activist best known for renouncing his American citizenship and interrupting the United Nations in 1948 to advocate for world government as a way to end nationalistic wars.^[1] His actions gained international attention, including support from intellectuals such as Albert Camus and Albert Einstein, but ridicule from Eleanor Roosevelt.

Davis, a World Federalist, founded the non-profit World Service Authority in 1953 to educate and promote World government. The World Service Authority issues "world government documents", such as the World Passport, a fantasy travel document based on his interpretation of Article 13(2), Universal Declaration of Human Rights and on the concept of world citizenship. Previously, Davis had worked as a Broadway stage actor and understudy for Danny Kaye. He served as an American bomber pilot in World War II.^[2]