Person Scott; Sir; Peter Markham (1909 - 1989) Scott Peter Markham Sir 1909 - 1989 Male London, England 14/09/1909 19090914 29/08/1989 19890829

Environmentalist; Artist; Broadcaster Ornithology Conservation Education: Oundle School; Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1930); State Academy of Arts, Munich (to 1931); Royal Academy School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (1931-1933) Career: Entered Cambridge to read Natural Sciences, but took degree in History of Art and Botany; studied wildfowl, especially in Norfolk; first book was 'Morning flight' (published 1935); Olympic bronze medal, single-handed sailing (1936) and won Prince of Wales Cup (1937 and 1938); entered Royal Navy, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander (World War II); awarded DSC (1943); founded the Severn Wildfowl Trust (now Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust), Slimbridge, Gloucestershire (1946); co-founder, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and was its first Chairman (1961-1982); won the National Open Gliding Championship (1963); participated in America's Cup (1964); Chairman, WWF British National Appeal; Chairman, Survival Services Commission of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) (1962-1981); invented Red Data Books for information on endangered species; Director, Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau Ltd (1961-1977); travelled to the Antarctic 5 times; began broadcasting (1940s); involved in the development of the BBC Natural History Unit, Bristol; provided commentaries for Anglia TV's 'Survival' (from 1971); Director, Survial Anglia Ltd; first person to be knighted for services to conservation. Chancellor, University of Birmingham (1974-1983) Honours: CBE 1953; Kt 1973; CH 1987 Memberships: Fauna and Flora Preservation Society (President, 1981-1989) Son of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his wife Kathleen Bruce (she remarried (1922) Edward Hilton Young, sculptor, and became Lady Kennet). Married: 1) (1942) Elizabeth Jane Howard, novelist (divorced); 2) (1951) Philippa Talbot Ponsonby, later Lady Scott Statute 12 25/06/1987 77 References: Anne Purkiss 'Scientists 1985 - 2010; Portraits of Fellows of the Royal Society' 2010, p. 53 AssocMaterial: Deposited at Cambridge University Library - NCUACS 87/8/99; NCUACS 162/05/08; NCUACS 166/9/08; International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 14 Sep 1909 - 29 Aug 1989 NA6607 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes e883f4e0-3064-494f-8f13-e7dd37a9e8a0