Statue of Sir Peter Scott at the WWT London Wetland Centre

Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC, FRS, FZS, (September 14, 1909 – August 29, 1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter and sportsman. Peter Scott is the name of: Peter Cameron Scott (1867-1896), Scottish-American missionary to Africa Peter Scott (1909–1989), British ornithologist, conservationist, painter and sportsman Peter Graham Scott (1923-2007), English film producer, director, editor and screenwriter Peter Dale Scott (born 1929), Canadian poet and anti-war activist Peter... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 98 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Statue of Sir Peter Scott in front of WWT London Wetlands Centre. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 98 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Statue of Sir Peter Scott in front of WWT London Wetlands Centre. ... Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust London Wetlands Centre Sheltered Lagoon at the London Wetland Centre Statue of Peter Scott outside the London Wetland Centre WWT London Wetland Centre is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in the Barnes area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Events Nations Category: ... The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ... At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, four events in sailing were contested. ... The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) ratings of the Royal Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. ... For other uses, see Royal Society (disambiguation). ... The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a learned society founded in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lord Auckland, Sir Humphry Davy, Joseph Sabine, Nicholas Aylward Vigors and other eminent naturalists. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ... Conservationists are those people who tend to more highly rank the wise use of the Earths resources and ecosystems. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ...

Life history

Early life

Scott was born in London, the only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, who died when he was three years old. He famously left instructions to his wife, sculptor Kathleen Bruce, to "try and make the boy interested in natural history if you can". His mother remarried and had another child, Wayland Young (Lord Kennet). Scott's godfather was Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie. He was educated at Oundle School and Trinity College, Cambridge, initially reading Natural Sciences but graduating in the History of Art in 1931. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ... Scott of the Antarctic redirects here. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... Lady Edith Agnes Kathleen Scott, Baroness Kennett, FRSBS, (1870 - July 25, 1947) was a British sculptor. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ... Wayland Young (Lord Kennet, the 2nd Baron Kennet, born August 2, 1923) is a British writer and S.D.P and Labour Party politician. ... Wayland Young (Lord Kennet, the 2nd Baron Kennet, born August 2, 1923) is a British writer and S.D.P and Labour Party politician. ... A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a childs baptism. ... This article is about the character Peter Pan. ... Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. ... Oundle School is a famous public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names King’s Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546) Established 1546 Sister College(s) Christ Church Master The Lord Rees of Ludlow Location Trinity Street... The term natural science as the way in which different fields of study are defined is determined as much by historical convention as by the present day meaning of the words. ...

Success in art

He inherited his artistic talent from his mother and had his first exhibition in London in 1933. His wealthy background allowed him to follow his interests in art, wildlife and many sports, including sailing and ice skating. In 1936, he represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at sailing in the Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal. For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... The British Olympic Association (BOA) is responsible for the United Kingdoms participation in the Olympic Games. ... Dinghy racing is the competitive sport of sailing dinghies. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ...

Second World War

During World War II, Scott served in the Royal Navy, emulating his father. He served first in destroyers in the North Atlantic but later moved to commanding a group of Steam Gun Boats against German E-boats in the English Channel.^[1] He is also partly credited with designing 'shadow camouflage', which disguised the look of ship superstructure. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... USS McFaul underway in the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Steam Gun Boat (SGB) was a class of steam gun boats built during 1941-42 for the Coastal Forces of the Royal Navy. ... E-boat is the British and American name for the German Schnellboot (S-boot), a small, fast torpedo boat a little larger than the American PT boat and the British MTB. Specification Length - 34. ... The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) ratings of the Royal Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. ...

Post war life

He stood as a Conservative candidate unsuccessfully in the 1945 general election in Wembley North. In 1948, he founded the organisation with which he was ever afterwards closely associated, the Severn Wildfowl Trust (now the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust) with its headquarters at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire. In the years that followed, he led several ornithological expeditions worldwide, and became a television personality, popularising the study of wildfowl and wetlands. His BBC natural history series, Look, ran from 1955 to 1981 and made him a household name. He wrote and illustrated several books on the subject, including his autobiography, The Eye of the Wind (1961). In the 1950s, he also appeared regularly on BBC radio's Children's Hour, in the series, "Nature Parliament". The Conservative Party, officially though less commonly known as the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Clement Attlee Winston Churchill The United Kingdom General Election of 1945 held on 5 July 1945 but not counted and declared until 26 July 1945 (due to the time it took to transport the votes of those serving overseas) was one of the most significant general elections of the 20th... Wembley North was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Borough of Wembley in North-West London. ... Statue of Sir Peter Scott at WWT London Wetlands Centre The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is a wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and the largest international wetland conservation charity. ... WWT Slimbridge is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (a UK charity) at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre, Gloucestershire, England Wildfowl or waterfowl, also waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147 species of swans, geese and ducks, classified in the order Anseriformes, family Anatidae. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... See also The Childrens Hour Childrens Hour—at first: The Childrens Hour, from a verse by Longfellow (1)—was the name of the BBCs principal recreational service for children (as distinct from Broadcasts to Schools) during the period when radio dominated broadcasting. ...

He married Elizabeth Jane Howard in 1942. A daughter, Nicola, was born a year later. They divorced in 1951 and he married an assistant, Philippa Talbot-Ponsonby, while on an expedition to Iceland in search of the breeding grounds of the Pink-footed Goose. A daughter, Dafila, was born later in the same year. (Dafila is the old scientific name for a pintail). She, too, is now an artist, painting birds [1]. Elizabeth Jane Howard is an English novelist. ... Binomial name Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon, 1834 The Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) is a goose breeding in Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. ... For the science of classifying living things, see alpha taxonomy. ... Binomial name Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758 The Pintail or Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of Canada, Alaska and the midwestern United States. ...

Scott took up gliding in 1956 and became a British champion in 1963. He was chairman of the British Gliding Association (BGA) for two years from 1968 and was president of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club. He was responsible for involving Prince Philip in gliding; the Prince is still patron of the BGA. A modern glider crossing the finish line of a competition at high speed. ... The British Gliding Association (BGA) is the governing body for gliding in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921)[2] is the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Originally a royal Prince of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philip renounced these titles shortly before his marriage, though he retains the Greek flag (white cross...

Scott also continued with his love of sailing, skippering the 12 metre yacht Sovereign in the 1964 challenge for the America's Cup which was held by USA. Sovereign suffered a whitewash 4-0 defeat in a very one-sided competition where the American boat was seen to be the faster design. The 12-metre yacht Freedom The 12-metre class is a group of sailing vessels which, while not identical, are all designed to a particular formula, so as to make the boats involved in a competition roughly comparable, while still giving individuals the freedom to experiment with the details of... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... This article is about the yachting competition. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized...

From 1973 to 1983, Scott was Chancellor of the University of Birmingham. This was his final notable occupation, as he died six years later just before what would have been his 80th birthday. For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... For other uses, see Chancellor (disambiguation). ... Website http://www. ...

World Wide Fund for Nature

He was one of the founders of the World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly called the World Wildlife Fund), and designed its panda logo. His pioneering work in conservation also contributed greatly to the shift in policy of the International Whaling Commission and signing of the Antarctic Treaty. The latter inspired by his visit to his father's base on Ross Island in Antarctica. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization for the conservation, research and restoration of the natural environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in the United States and Canada. ... Panda Bear redirects here. ... International Whaling Commission Logo The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was set up by the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW)[1] on December 2, 1946 to promote and maintain whale fishery stocks. ... For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ... Map of Ross Island orthographic projection centred over Ross Island Ross Island is an island formed by three volcanoes in the Ross Sea by Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound at . ...

Loch Ness Monster

He is also remembered for giving the scientific name of Nessiteras rhombopteryx (based on a blurred underwater photograph of a supposed fin) to the Loch Ness Monster so that it could be registered as an endangered species. The name, based on Greek, means "the wonder of Ness with the diamond shaped fin" but is also an anagram of "Monster hoax by Sir Peter S".
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British Naturalists' Association

Scott was a long-time Vice-President of the British Naturalists' Association, whose Peter Scott Memorial Award was instituted after his death, to commemorate his achievements. He received many awards during his distinguished life, including being appointed a Companion of Honour (CH). The British Naturalists Association is one of the countrys oldest natural history organisations, founded in 1905. ... The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order (decoration). ...

Television Documentaries and Other Cultural References

In June 2004, Scott and Sir David Attenborough were jointly profiled in the second of a three part BBC Two series, The Way We Went Wild, about television wildlife presenters and were described as being largely responsible for the way that the British and much of the world views wildlife. Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FZS (born on 8 May 1926 in London, England) is one of the worlds most acclaimed broadcasters and naturalists. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... The Way We Went Wild is a three-part BBC TV series, first shown on BBC Two, about British wildlife presenters. ...

Scott's life was also the subject of a BBC Four documentary called "Peter Scott - A Passion for Nature" produced in 2006 by Available Light Productions, Bristol. For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 4. ... This article is about the English city. ...

Scott also appears as a minor character in the novel The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams. His fictional alter ego assists in rescuing the protagonists from their final peril. The Plague Dogs is the third novel of Richard Adams, author of Watership Down. ... Richard Adams (ca. ... Deus ex machina is Latin for god from the machine and is a calque from the Greek από μηχανής θεός, (pronounced apo mekhanes theos). It originated with Greek and Roman theater, when a mechane would lower a god or gods onstage to resolve a hopeless situation. ...

Notes

Bibliography

• Morning flight. Country Life, London 1936-44.
• Wild chorus. Country Life, London 1939.
• The battle of the narrow seas. Country Life, White Lion & Scribners, London, New York 1945-74. ISBN 0-856-17788-1
• Portrait drawings. Country Life, London 1949.
• Key to the wildfowl of the world. Slimbridge 1950.
• Wild geese and Eskimos. Country Life & Scribner, London, New York 1951.
• A thousand geese. Collins, Houghton & Mifflin, London, Boston 1953/54.
• A coloured key to the wildfowl of the world. Royle & Scribner, London, New York 1957-88.
• Wildfowl of the British Isles. Country Life, London 1957.
• The eye of the wind. (autobiography) Hodder, Stoughton & Brockhampton, London, Leicester 1961-77. ISBN 0-340-04052-1, ISBN 0-340-21515-1
• Animals in Africa. Potter & Cassell, New York, London 1962-65.
• My favourite stories of wild life. Lutterworth 1965.
• Our vanishing wildlife. Doubleday, Garden City 1966.
• Happy the man. Sphere, London 1967.
• Atlas en couleur des anatidés du monde. Le Bélier-Prisma, Paris 1970.
• The wild swans at Slimbridge. Slimbridge 1970.
• The swans. Joseph, Houghton & Mifflin, London, Boston 1972. ISBN 0-718-10707-1
• The amazing world of animals. Nelson, Sunbury-on-Thames 1976. ISBN 0-171-49046-0
• Observations of wildlife. Phaidon & Cornell, Oxford, Ithaca 1980. ISBN 0-714-82041-5, ISBN 0-714-82437-2, ISBN 0-801-41341-9
• Travel diaries of a naturalist. Collins, London 1983. ISBN 0-002-17707-2, ISBN 0-002-19232-2, ISBN 0-002-19554-2
• The crisis of the University. Croom Helm, London 1984. ISBN 0-709-93303-7, ISBN 0-709-93310-X
• Conservation of island birds. Cambridge 1985. ISBN 0-946-88804-3
• The art of Peter Scott. Sinclair-Stevenson, London 1992 p. m. ISBN 1-856-19100-1

Forewords

• George Edward Lodge - Unpublished Bird Paintings C.A. Fleming (Michael Joseph) 1983 ISBN 0718122127

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External links

• Article illustrated with his paintings
• Biography
• Biography at WWT site
• Scott/Sutton Bridge/The Wash