Peter Scott
Military Officer, Politician
1909 – 1989
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Who was Peter Scott?
Sir Peter Markham Scott CH CBE DSC* FRS FZS was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer and sportsman.
Scott was knighted in 1973 for his contribution to the conservation of wild animals. He had been a founder of the World Wide Fund for Nature, a founder of several wetlands bird sanctuaries in Britain, and an influence on international conservation. He received the WWF Gold Medal and the J. Paul Getty Prize for his work.
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- Born
- Sep 14, 1909
London - Also known as
- Peter Markham Scott
- Sir Peter Scott
- Parents
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Jane Howard
(1942 - 1951) - Philippa Scott
(1951 - )
- Elizabeth Jane Howard
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Art - Royal Academy
Art - University of Cambridge
- Oundle School
- Employment
- University of Birmingham
- Co-Founder, World Wide Fund for Nature
(1961 - ) - Vice President, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Lived in
- Slimbridge
(1946 - )
- Slimbridge
- Died
- Aug 29, 1989
Bristol
Submitted
on July 23, 2013