Gilbert Dempster Fisher
Gilbert Dempster Fisher | |
---|---|
Born | administrator | 18 August 1906
Nationality | Scottish |
Genre | Non-fiction, natural history, poetry, ornithology |
Spouse | Ella Veitch Shaw |
Children | one son |
Gilbert Dempster Fisher (1906–1985) was a Scottish broadcaster, writer and naturalist who achieved prominence on BBC Scottish Radio as a naturalist under the persona of 'the Hut Man'.
Life
Gilbert D. Fisher was born on 18 August 1906 at Bishopton, Renfrewshire. His father was William Duncan Fisher, an accountant, and his mother Mary McEwan Dempster. In 1940, he married Ella Veitch Shaw in Edinburgh and they had a son named Jeremy. He died on 11 July 1985 at his home at North Berwick, East Lothian.[1]
Career
After school Fisher entered the business world and after ten years in business he retired to devote himself to nature studies.
Publications
- A Number of Things: Verses for children. Drawn and decorated by E. V. Shaw. Edinburgh & London: Moray Press, 1935.[5]
- The Hut Man's Book, Illustrated by E. V. Shaw, (1) Hardback – Edinburgh & London: W. & R. Chambers, 1938. (2) Paperback – Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1950 (Puffin Story Book, no. 58.)
- Adventure in the Hut Country, Illustrated by E. V. Shaw, Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1939
- Hut Country Days. Scraperboard drawings by James Lucas. London: Sylvan Press, 1948.
- Your Nature Book. London: Sylvan Press: London, 1949.
- Exploring the Hut Country. Edinburgh & London: W. & R. Chambers, 1952
- Children's Book of British Birds , Edinburgh & London: W. & R. Chambers, 1952.
- The Teacher's Book of Nature Study. With three lessons on the sea-shore written and illustrated by John Smyth. Edinburgh & London: W. & R. Chambers, 1958
- Guide to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Park at Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, 195?
References
- ^ a b c d Obituary in the Scotsman, 15 July 1985.
- ^ Report of the Annual Meeting of the B. O. U. 1936.1 Letters, Extracts, etc. 425. Ibis Volume 78, Issue 2, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1936.tb03395.x/pdf
- ^ THE LONDON GAZETTE, 12 September 1941, p.5308: Gilbert Dempster FISHER (101155), 11 September 1941. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35273/pages/5308/page.pdf
- ^ a b Radio Times: Journal of the BBC, Scottish Edition. Wembley, Middlesex: British Broadcasting Corporation, 9 January 1948, p.10, and 15 June 1956, p24.
- ^ As listed in British Library Catalogue: http://www.bl.uk