Question: What key details about geoffrey pearson can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: geoffrey arthur holland pearson , oc -lrb- december 24 , 1927 -- march 18 , 2008 -rrb- was a canadian diplomat and author . born in toronto , ontario , he was the son of former prime minister of canada lester b. pearson and maryon pearson . born in toronto , pearson was educated at trinity college school in port hope , ontario , the university of toronto , and the university of oxford . pearson joined the department of external affairs in 1952 -lrb- now called dfait -rrb- . he held diplomatic appointments at the canadian embassies in paris and mexico city , and at the high commission in new delhi . from 1980 to 1983 , he served as canada 's ambassador to the soviet union . he was also ambassador to mongolia from 1980 to 1981 . in late 1983 , pearson was appointed as a special representative to then prime minister pierre trudeau for arms control , and in 1984 he was seconded to the canadian institute of international affairs . in january 1985 he was appointed as the first executive director of the canadian institute for international peace and security , where he served for six years . in 1996 , his book '' seize the day '' was published , chronicling his father 's -lrb- lester b. pearson -rrb- diplomatic legacy . pearson was a past president of the united nations association in canada . in 2000 , he was made an officer of the order of canada . pearson died in ottawa , ontario . he is survived by his wife , senator landon pearson , and their five children , including '' national post '' journalist patricia pearson . pearson was the second of three members of his family to serve in canada 's diplomatic service . his father was secretary of state for external affairs and his son michael pearson is a senior civil servant .
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- predecessor is robert arthur douglas ford robert arthur douglas ford- birth date is 24 december 1927- birthname is geoffrey arthur holland pearson- parents is lester b. pearson maryon pearson- profession is diplomat- order is 4th to mongolia canadian ambassador to the soviet union canadian ambassador- death date is 18 march 2008- spouse is landon pearson- term end is 1983 1981- name is geoffrey pearson- death place is ottawa , ontario- birth place is toronto , ontario , canada- successor is vernon george turner- primeminister is pierre trudeau- primeminster is pierre trudeau- alma mater is university of toronto university of oxford- children is 5 -lrb- including patricia pearson -rrb-- term start is 1980 1980