Philippa Scott

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Philippa Scott
Born
Felicity Philippa Talbot-Ponsonby

(1918-11-22)22 November 1918
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Spouse
(m. 1951; died 1989)
Children2

Felicity Philippa, Lady Scott (née Talbot-Ponsonby;[1] 22 November 1918 – 5 January 2010) was a British wildlife conservationist.

Personal life

Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Scott later moved to England, and worked in the code school at Bletchley Park during World War II.[2] She married Sir Peter Scott, naturalist and founder of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1951 after an expedition to ring pink-footed geese.[3] She died, aged 91, in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire.[4]

Career

Scott was Honorary Director of the

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, founded in 1948 by Sir Peter. She had a keen interest in nature and the environment and wrote numerous books about her travels from the Arctic to the Antarctic.[5]

Scott was also professional wildlife photographer, President of the Nature in Art Trust,[6] scuba diver [7] and an associate of the Royal Photographic Society.

Publications

  • The Art of Peter Scott (completely revised in 2008)
  • Lucky Me (autobiographical)
  • So Many Sunlit Hours (autobiographical)

Legacy

Scotts' wrasse,

Cirrhilabrus scottorum was named after Scott and her husband for their “great contribution in nature conservation".[8]

Quotes

Portrait of Philippa Scott

Scott agreed to sit for a portrait head in clay by

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
visitor centre on 6 December 2011.

References

  1. ^ The Peerage.org
  2. ^ "Lady Scott". WWF. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Wildlife conservation champion Philippa Scott dies". BBC News. BBC. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Lady Scott: conservationist and photographer". The Times. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Philippa Scott". WildFilmHistory. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Nature in Art - Trust". Nature in Art Trust. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Lady Scott 1918 - 2010 - Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)". www.wwt.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (A-h)". 16 June 2020.
  9. ^ Quote on the BBC News website
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