GB 0402 SPS - SCOTT, Sir Peter (1909-1989)

One roll

GB 0402 SPS 1958 Collection level One roll Scott , Sir , Peter Markham , 1909-1989 , Knight , painter, ornithologist and broadcaster

Born, 1909; Trinity College, Cambridge, 1927-1930; Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich; Royal Academy Schools in London; held his first one-man exhibition at Ackermann's Galleries in London, 1933; made his living as a painter of wildfowl, producing his first book, Morning Flight, (Country Life, 1935) followed by Wild Chorus (1938); won a bronze medal in the 1936 Olympic games, for single-handed yachting; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1939; founder and honorary director of the Severn Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge, (later known as the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust) 1946; conducted scientific research in Iceland, 1951 and the Perry River region of northern Canada, 1949; helped to establish the natural history unit at the BBC Television Centre in Bristol; hosted the natural history programme 'Look' for seventeen years; became involved with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, early 1950s; helped build up the species survival commission of the Union and was chairman, 1962-1981; founded the World Wildlife Fund (later the World Wide Fund for Nature), 1961; rector of Aberdeen University, 1960-1963; appointed Chancellor of Birmingham University, 1974-1983; CH and a fellow of the Royal Society, 1987; died, 1989.

Made at RGS, 1958.

Sketch of a dodo by Sir Peter Scott, made at RGS, 1958.

Diaries, correspondence, etc. expected under terms of bequest to RGS.

Single item.

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English

Stored in hard cylinder.

Card index available in the Foyle Reading Room.

Prepared by Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB.

ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.

29 March 2001. Jul 2008. Scott , Sir , Peter Markham , 1909-1989 , Knight , painter, ornithologist and broadcaster Ornithology Zoology Visual materials Illustrations Sketches

Made at RGS, 1958.

Sketch of a dodo by Sir Peter Scott, made at RGS, 1958.

Diaries, correspondence, etc. expected under terms of bequest to RGS.

Single item.

Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the IBG-RGS Archivist.

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English

Card index available in the Foyle Reading Room.

ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.

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