Andrew Frederick Weatherby (Anthony) Beauchamp-Procter was a South African airman and a recipient of the Victoria Cross. He was South Africa's leading ace of the First World War, being credited with 54 aerial victories
Alexander Grant Ruthven received a PhD in zoology from the University of Michigan in 1906. He worked as a professor, director of the University Museum, and Dean. He became the President in 1929. The work of Ruthven on the familiar garter snakes, published in 1908, may be regarded as founding an essentially new school of herpetology in the United States. Ruthven described and named 16 new species of reptiles. Ruthven is commemorated in the scientific names of seven reptiles: Geophis ruthveni, Holbrookia maculata ruthveni, Lampropeltis ruthveni, Lepidoblepharis ruthveni, Macropholidus ruthveni, Masticophis schotti ruthveni, and Pituophis ruthveni
Sir Francis Patrick Fletcher-Vane, 5th Baronet, was an Irish-born British military officer and aristocrat. He founded the Order of World Scouts
Franz Werner was an Austrian zoologist and explorer. Specialising as a herpetologist and entomologist, Werner described numerous species and other taxa of frogs, snakes, insects and other organisms
Otto von Wettstein, name also given as Otto Wettstein-Westersheimb, was an Austrian Zoologist. He was the son of botanist Richard Wettstein and the brother of botanist Fritz von Wettstein. He is best known for his work in the field of herpetology
Gaston-Francois de Witte was a Belgian herpetologist who discovered and described at least 24 different species of reptiles. During his career, he was associated with the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren and the Museum of Natural Sciences. He was best known for his research of amphibians and reptiles found in the Belgian Congo, from where he collected thousands of specimens. While in central Africa, he also collected botanical specimens
Virginia Anne McKenna is an English stage and screen actress, author and wildlife campaigner. She is known for her 1966 role as Joy Adamson in the true-life film Born Free. The film led to her and her husband, Bill Travers, becoming active supporters for wild animal rights as well as the protection of their natural habitat
Director of Administration at Zoological Society of London
Commences as Pathologist at Zoological Society of London in 1956