Philippa Scott
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Director of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Philippa Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 November 1918 Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Died | 5 January 2010 (aged 91) Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England |
| Known for | Bletchley Park Director of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Felicity Philippa, Lady Scott (22 November 1918 – 5 January 2010) was a British wildlife conservationist.
Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Scott moved to England, and worked in the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park during World War II.[1]
In 1951, she married Peter Scott, naturalist and founder of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), in Reykjavík, Iceland, after an expedition to ring pink-footed geese.[2] A daughter, Dafila, was born later that year (dafila is the old scientific name for a pintail).[3] A son, Falcon, was born in 1954.[4]
Lady Scott died, aged 91, in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire.[5]
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.[6]
Scott was also a professional wildlife photographer, president of the Nature in Art Trust,[7] scuba diver[8] 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
The fish Scotts' wrasse (Cirrhilabrus scottorum) was named after Scott and her husband for their “great contribution in nature conservation".[9]
Scott sat for a portrait head in clay by Jon Edgar at her home in Slimbridge in February 2007 as part of the sculptor's Environment Series[10] of heads. A bronze was unveiled at the WWT Slimbridge visitor centre on 6 December 2011.[citation needed]
