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Sir Peter Markham Scott (14 September 1909 – 29 August 1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. The only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, he took an interest in observing and shooting wildfowl at a young age and later took to their breeding.
- Sir Peter was named after Peter Pan, the character created by his godfather J M Barrie.J M Barrie’s christening gift to Peter was life membership of London Zoological Society.
- He was the only child of one of the world’s most famous explorers, Scott of the Antarctic, who in his last letter home before he died on his ill-fated mission to the South Pole, urged his wife to: “Make the boy interested in natural history”.
- He was an accomplished sportsman, winning a bronze medal at the 1936 Olympic Games for sailing, becoming the British gliding champion in 1963 and a national championship standard ice-skater.
- He was a co-founder and first chairman of the World Wide Fund for Nature and was responsible for creating WWF’s famous panda logo, as well as the WWT swan logo.
Sep 10, 2024 · Sir Peter Markham Scott was a British conservationist and artist. He founded the Severn Wildfowl Trust (1946; renamed the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust) and helped establish the World Wildlife Fund (1961; renamed the World Wide Fund for Nature). Scott, who was the son of Antarctic explorer Robert.
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Sir Peter Markham Scott was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. The only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott. He studied at the RA Schools from 15th December 1931 to June 1933.
Peter Scott (1909-1989) was the son of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a founder of the World Wildlife Fund. He was also a painter, a Royal Navy officer, a TV personality and a bronze medalist at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Sir Peter Markham Scott CH, CBE, DSC, FRS, was an ornithologist, naturalist, conservationist, artist and author who travelled the world painting rare birds and studying wildlife. Scott was born in London, the only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott and sculptor Kathleen Bruce.
Jul 27, 2022 · Conservationist, scientist, artist, author, broadcaster and sportsman, Sir Peter Scott was one of the leaders of the international conservation movement in the twentieth century.
