Philippa Scott

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

For the American actress, see Pippa Scott.
Philippa Scott
Born
Felicity Philippa Talbot-Ponsonby

(1918-11-22)22 November 1918
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Died5 January 2010(2010-01-05) (aged 91)
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
NationalityBritish
Known forBletchley Park
Director of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1951; died 1989)​
Children2

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
  • "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

Scott 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
  1. The Peerage.org
  2. "Lady Scott". WWF. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. "Wildlife conservation champion Philippa Scott dies". BBC News. BBC. 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. http://www.wwt.org.uk/about-us/our-founder/in-memory-of-lady-scott-1918-2010/lady-scott-1918-2010
  8. http://www.etyfish.org/labriformes1/
  9. Quote on the BBC News website
  10. authors, various (2008). Responses - Carvings and Claywork - Jon Edgar Sculpture 2003-2008. UK: Hesworth Press. ISBN 978-0-9558675-0-7.
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