R. Murray Schafer
Raymond Murray Schafer  (18 July 1933 – 14 August 2021) was a Canadian composer, writer, music educator, and environmentalist. He was best known for his World Soundscape Project. He also wrote The Tuning of the World (1977). He was known for being the  first recipient of the Jules Léger Prize in 1978. Schafer was born in Sarnia, Ontario.