The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland is a learned society and registered charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded by Thomas Haining Gillespie in 1909. In 1913, Edinburgh Town Council bought a large plot of land on Corstorphine 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 in Kingussie, Inverness-shire
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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
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fl 1970
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fl 1830s
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fl 1949
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1867-1945
Labourer at ZSL London Zoo
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fl 1967
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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