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Corporate body · 1909-

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland was founded by Thomas Haining Gillespie in 1909. In 1913, Edinburgh Town Council bought a large plot of land on Corstophine Hill for the Society - this later opened to the public as Edinburgh Zoo. The Society received its Royal Charter in 1913. In 1986, the society acquired the Highland Wildlife Park

Rule, L
Person · fl 1949
Rumble, W
Person · 1867-1945

Labourer at ZSL London Zoo

Russell, Charles, Sir
Person · 1826-1883

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Russell was a British Conservative politician and soldier. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces