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Sir Peter Markham Scott (14 September 1909 – 29 August 1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. The only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott , he took an interest in observing and shooting wildfowl at a young age and later took to their breeding.
Sir George Peter Scott FAcSS (born 1 August 1946) [1] [2] is a British educationalist and the former Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University in Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. He was knighted in 2007 for "services to education". [ 3 ]
The trust was founded in 1946 by the ornithologist and artist Sir Peter Scott as the Severn Wildfowl Trust. The first site at Slimbridge was a centre for research and conservation. In a move unusual at the time, he opened the site to the public so that everyone could enjoy access to nature. [1] [2]
Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Scott later moved to England, and worked in the code school at Bletchley Park during World War II. [2] She married Sir Peter Scott, naturalist and founder of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1951 after an expedition to ring pink-footed geese. [3]
A bust of founder Sir Peter Scott by Jacqueline Shackleton was completed in 1986 and is on display in the grounds. [7] His wife Philippa, Lady Scott, sat for Jon Edgar as part of his Environmental Series of heads, and a bronze was unveiled in the visitor centre in December 2011. [8]
The reserve and centre were the concept of haulage contractor, Ronnie Barker, who was a friend of Sir Peter Scott. Barker was aware that both pink footed geese and Bewick's swans roosted at Martin Mere and was able to arrange a meeting between Sir Peter and the then landowner, this resulted in Sir Peter buying 363 acres (147 ha) for £52,000. [16]
Sir (Charles) Peter Scott KBE CMG (30 December 1917 – 16 January 2002), was a British diplomat, who served as Ambassador to Norway from 1975 to 1977. Career [ edit ]
Peter Scott - naturalist (founder of World Wildlife Fund and ex-chairman of British Gliding Association) [20] Wally Scott - world record breaker, U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame member, and multi-time recipient of the Lewin B. Barringer Memorial Trophy [21] [22] Geoffrey H. Stephenson - first person to cross the English Channel in a glider