Morrison-Scott, Sir Terence Charles Stuart

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Morrison-Scott, Sir Terence Charles Stuart

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        1908-1991

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        Sir Terence Charles Stuart Morrison-Scott was a British zoologist who was Director of the Science Museum and the British Museum (Natural History) in London. He was appointed as an Assistant Keeper (2nd class) in the Department of Zoology at the British Museum (Natural History) in 1936. He was promoted to Assistant Keeper (1st class) in 1943. He became Head of the Mammal Section in 1945 and Principal Scientific Officer in 1948. From 1956-1960 he was Director of the Science Museum. Then from 1960 he was Director of the British Museum (Natural History) until his retirement in 1968. He was Honorary Treasurer of the Zoological Society of London 1950-1976.

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