George Waterston
Male, Deceased Person
1911 – 1980
Who was George Waterston?
George Waterston OBE FRSE was a Scottish ornithologist and conservationist. He was born in Edinburgh, a son of the long-established family firm of printers and stationers.
He founded the Inverleith Field Club in 1929 and co-founded what was the Midlothian Ornithologists' Club and is now the Scottish Ornithologists' Club. He was their President, Secretary, Treasurer and Hon. President at various times.
He was also one of the founders of the Scottish Arctic Club with its Waterston Arctic Library, now held by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
He was Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in Scotland.
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