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'''Phillippa Scott, Lady Scott''' (born '''Felicity Philippa Talbot-Ponsonby''';<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p7178.htm The Peerage.org]</ref> 22 November 1918 – 5 January 2010) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] champion of wildlife conservation and the widow of [[Sir Peter Scott]].
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'''Felicity Philippa, Lady Scott''' ({{nee}} '''Talbot-Ponsonby''';<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p7178.htm The Peerage.org]</ref> 22 November 1918 – 5 January 2010) was a British wildlife conservationist.
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Born in [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]], she married Scott in 1951. She was Honorary Director of the [[Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust]], founded in 1948 by Sir Peter. Philippa Scott was also a professional wildlife photographer, President of the [[Nature in Art]] Trust,<ref name="NatureInArt">{{cite web|url=http://nature-in-art.org.uk/trust.html|title=Nature in Art - Trust|publisher=Nature in Art Trust|accessdate=23 March 2010}}</ref> scuba diver <ref>http://www.wwt.org.uk/about-us/our-founder/in-memory-of-lady-scott-1918-2010/lady-scott-1918-2010</ref> and an associate of the [[Royal Photographic Society]].


==Personal life==
Scott died, aged 91, in [[Slimbridge]], [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="The Times Obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6991604.ece|title=Lady Scott: conservationist and photographer|date=18 January 2010|publisher=[[The Times]]|accessdate=20 February 2010}}</ref>
Born in [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]], Scott later moved to England, and worked in the code school at [[Bletchley Park]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lady Scott |url=https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/lady-scott |website=WWF |accessdate=1 July 2018}}</ref> She married [[Peter Scott|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wildlife conservation champion Philippa Scott dies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8445880.stm |website=BBC News |date=7 January 2010 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=7 January 2010}}</ref> She died, aged 91, in [[Slimbridge]], [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="The Times Obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6991604.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524235323/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6991604.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2010|title=Lady Scott: conservationist and photographer|date=18 January 2010|work=[[The Times]]|accessdate=20 February 2010}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Philippa Scott |url=http://www.wildfilmhistory.org/person/106/Philippa+Scott.html |website=WildFilmHistory |accessdate=1 July 2018}}</ref>

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Scott was also professional wildlife photographer, President of the [[Nature in Art]] Trust,<ref name="NatureInArt">{{cite web|url=http://nature-in-art.org.uk/trust.html|title=Nature in Art - Trust|publisher=Nature in Art Trust|accessdate=23 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509223727/http://www.nature-in-art.org.uk/trust.html|archive-date=9 May 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> scuba diver <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwt.org.uk/about-us/our-founder/in-memory-of-lady-scott-1918-2010/lady-scott-1918-2010 |title=Lady Scott 1918 - 2010 - Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) |website=www.wwt.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114083001/http://www.wwt.org.uk/about-us/our-founder/in-memory-of-lady-scott-1918-2010/lady-scott-1918-2010 |archive-date=2010-01-14}}</ref> and an associate of the [[Royal Photographic Society]].


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
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* ''Lucky Me'' (autobiographical)
* ''Lucky Me'' (autobiographical)
* ''So Many Sunlit Hours'' (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".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.etyfish.org/labriformes1/|title=Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (A-h)|date=16 June 2020}}</ref>


== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==
* ''"The Scott partnership put conservation on the map, at a time when conservation was not a word that most people understood."'' - [[David Attenborough|Sir David Attenborough]] {{citation needed|date=January 2010}}
* ''"The Scott partnership put conservation on the map, at a time when conservation was not a word that most people understood."'' - [[David Attenborough|Sir David Attenborough]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/8445880.stm Quote] on the [[BBC News]] website</ref>


== Portrait of Philippa Scott==
== 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<ref>{{cite book|last=authors|first=various|title=Responses - Carvings and Claywork - Jon Edgar Sculpture 2003-2008|year=2008|publisher=Hesworth Press|location=UK|isbn=978-0-9558675-0-7}}</ref> of heads. A bronze was unveiled at the Slimbridge [[Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust]] visitor centre on December 6, 2011.
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<ref>{{cite book|last=authors|first=various|title=Responses - Carvings and Claywork - Jon Edgar Sculpture 2003-2008|year=2008|publisher=Hesworth Press|location=UK|isbn=978-0-9558675-0-7}}</ref> of heads. A bronze was unveiled at the Slimbridge [[Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust]] visitor centre on 6 December 2011.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2010/jan/10/philippa-scott-obituary "Philippa Scott obituary"] ''The Guardian'' obituary (10 January 2010).
* [https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/jan/10/philippa-scott-obituary "Philippa Scott obituary"] ''The Guardian'' obituary (10 January 2010).
* [http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/4853913.Lady_Scott__1918_____2010/ Stroud News obituary] ''The Stroud News and Journal'' obituary (16 January 2010)
* [http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/4853913.Lady_Scott__1918_____2010/ Stroud News obituary] ''The Stroud News and Journal'' obituary (16 January 2010)
* [http://www.wildfilmhistory.org/oh/17/Philippa+Scott.html Oral history/interviews dating from Slimbridge 2005]
* [http://www.wildfilmhistory.org/oh/17/Philippa+Scott.html Oral history/interviews dating from Slimbridge 2005]
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Latest revision as of 02:28, 27 September 2024

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
​
​
(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

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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

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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

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

Legacy

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

Quotes

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  • "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

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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

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  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. Archived from the original on 24 May 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
  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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