Heini Hediger was a Swiss biologist noted for work in proxemics in animal behaviour and is known as the "father of zoo biology". Hediger was formerly the director of Tierpark Dählhölzli (1938-1943), Zoo Basel (1944-1953) and Zürich Zoo (1954-1973)
John Tee-Van was an American ichthyologist and zoologist. He began his career as an apprentice zookeeper at the New York Zoological Park (now the Bronx Zoo) and ended as its General Director
The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of one of the predecessors of GlaxoSmithKline) to fund research to improve human and animal health. The aim of the Trust is to "support science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone."
The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a swiss-based international non-governmental organisation founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States. WWF is the world's largest conservation organisation
William Timym was an Austrian artist. He grew up in Vienna and studied at the Academy of the Fine Arts Vienna.
He moved to England in 1938 because of the Nazi occupation of Austria and during the Second World War produced a number of works for the Ministry of Information. He became a naturalised British citizen in April 1949.
He was also a bronze sculptor and created many realistic wildlife sculptures.