Felicity Philippa, Lady Scott (née Talbot-Ponsonby;[1] 22 November 1918 – 5 January 2010) was a British wildlife conservationist.
Philippa Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born | Felicity Philippa Talbot-Ponsonby 22 November 1918 Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Died | 5 January 2010 (aged 91) Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Bletchley Park Director of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Personal life
editBorn 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
editScott 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
edit- The Art of Peter Scott (completely revised in 2008)
- Lucky Me (autobiographical)
- So Many Sunlit Hours (autobiographical)
Legacy
editScotts' wrasse, Cirrhilabrus scottorum was named after Scott and her husband for their “great contribution in nature conservation".[8]
Quotes
edit- "The Scott partnership put conservation on the map, at a time when conservation was not a word that most people understood." - Sir David Attenborough[9]
Portrait of Philippa Scott
editScott agreed to sit for a portrait head in clay by Jon Edgar at her home in Slimbridge in February 2007 as part of the sculptor's environmental series[10] of heads. A bronze was unveiled at the Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust visitor centre on 6 December 2011.
References
edit- ^ The Peerage.org
- ^ "Lady Scott". WWF. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Wildlife conservation champion Philippa Scott dies". BBC News. BBC. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "Lady Scott: conservationist and photographer". The Times. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ "Philippa Scott". WildFilmHistory. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Nature in Art - Trust". Nature in Art Trust. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "Lady Scott 1918 - 2010 - Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)". www.wwt.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (A-h)". 16 June 2020.
- ^ Quote on the BBC News website
- ^ authors, various (2008). Responses - Carvings and Claywork - Jon Edgar Sculpture 2003-2008. UK: Hesworth Press. ISBN 978-0-9558675-0-7.
External links
edit- "Philippa Scott obituary" The Guardian obituary (10 January 2010).
- Stroud News obituary The Stroud News and Journal obituary (16 January 2010)
- Oral history/interviews dating from Slimbridge 2005