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Person
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Scott, Peter Markham
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Description area
Dates of existence
1909-1989
History
Sir Peter Markham Scott was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. He was the only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott. He established the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge in 1946 and helped found the World Wide Fund for Nature. He was knighted in 1973 for his work in conservation of wild animals and was also a recipient of the WWF Gold Medal and the J. Paul Getty Prize