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Edward '''Max Nicholson''' ([[July 12]], [[1904]] - [[April 26]], [[2003]]) was |
Edward '''Max Nicholson''' ([[July 12]], [[1904]] - [[April 26]], [[2003]]) was a pioneering [[environmentalism|environmentalist]] and [[ornithology|ornithologist]]; and a founder of the [[World Wildlife Fund]]. |
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He was born in [[Kilternan]], to the south of Dublin, the son of English parents. He and his family moved to England in 1910, settling in Staines. |
He was born in [[Kilternan]], to the south of Dublin, the son of English parents. He and his family moved to England in 1910, settling in Staines. He became interested in [[birdwatching]], beginning his list of birds in [[1913]]. |
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He was educated at [[Sedbergh School]]] in [[Cumbria]] and then [[Hertford College, Oxford|Hertford College]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]] from [[1926]], winning scholarships to both. At Oxford, where he read history, and visted [[Greenland]] and [[British Guiana]], as a founder member of the University's Exploration Club. |
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He already had published work on birds by the age of 21, with ''Birds in England'' (1926) and had three more similar books published in the 1920s. He helped found the [[British Trust for Ornithology]] in 1932, he was its first secretary and was later chairman (1947-49). His employment was as a civil servant, during the war he worked for the Ministry of Shipping, then the Ministry of War Transport, attending the conferences at Quebec, Cairo, Yalta and Potsdam. From 1945 until 1952 he was secretary to [[Herbert Stanley Morrison]]. In 1947 he aided [[Julian Huxley]] in founding the IUCN, now the [[World Conservation Union]]. He was also on the committee overseeing the 1951 [[Festival of Britain]]. |
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He already had published work on birds by the age of 21, with ''Birds in England'' (1926) and had three similar books published in the [[1920s]]. |
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In '''The Art of Bird-Watching''', he discussed the potential of co-operative birdwatching to inform the conservation debate. This led, in [[1932]], to the foundation of the [[British Trust for Ornithology]], of which he was the first treasurer and later chairman (1947-49). |
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He joined the [[civil service]] in [[1940]], during [[World War II]] working for the Ministry of Shipping, then the Ministry of War Transport, attending conferences at Quebec and Cairo, and was with [[Churchill]] at the post-war peace conferences at [[Yalta]] and [[Potsdam]]. |
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From 1945 until 1952 he was private secretary to [[Herbert Stanley Morrison]]. |
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In 1947-48, with the then director general of the [[United Nations]]' scientific and education organisation [[UNESCO]], [[Julian Huxley]], he was involved in forming the Scientific International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (now the [[World Conservation Union]]). |
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He also chaired the committee for the [[1951]] [[Festival of Britain]]. |
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In [[1949]] he oversaw the setting up of the [[Nature Conservancy]] and the the national parks and access to the countryside Act. This allowed for the legal protection of nature reserves and [[sites of special scientific interest]] (SSSI). He was director general of the Nature Conservancy from [[1952]]-[[1966]]. |
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In [[1952]], while in [[Baluchistan]], he contracted [[polio]], which left him with a limp. |
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| ⚫ | In 1961 he was part of the organising group that created the [[World Wildlife Fund]] and he was also a founder of the [[International Institue for Environment and Development]]. In 1966 he set up and headed Land Use Consultants, he remained with them until 1989. He was also chief editor of the ''The [[Birds of the Western Palearctic]]'' ("BWP", [[1977]]-[[1994]], [[OUP]]) from [[1965]]-[[1992]]. He was President of the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]] from [[1980]]-[[1985]], helped set up the [[New Renaissance Group]] and was a trustee of [[Earthwatch Europe]]. |
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==Books== |
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(incomplete list) |
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*Birds In England ([[1926]]) |
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*How Birds Live ([[1927]]) |
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*The Art of Bird-Watching ([[1931]]) |
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*The Humanist Frame ([[1961]]) (contribution) |
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==External Links== |
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*[http://www.maxnicholson.com/index.html Tribute site] |
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Revision as of 10:24, 9 November 2003
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Edward Max Nicholson (July 12, 1904 - April 26, 2003) was a pioneering environmentalist and ornithologist; and a founder of the World Wildlife Fund.
He was born in Kilternan, to the south of Dublin, the son of English parents. He and his family moved to England in 1910, settling in Staines. He became interested in birdwatching, beginning his list of birds in 1913.
He was educated at Sedbergh School] in Cumbria and then Hertford College, Oxford from 1926, winning scholarships to both. At Oxford, where he read history, and visted Greenland and British Guiana, as a founder member of the University's Exploration Club.
He already had published work on birds by the age of 21, with Birds in England (1926) and had three similar books published in the 1920s.
In The Art of Bird-Watching, he discussed the potential of co-operative birdwatching to inform the conservation debate. This led, in 1932, to the foundation of the British Trust for Ornithology, of which he was the first treasurer and later chairman (1947-49).
He joined the civil service in 1940, during World War II working for the Ministry of Shipping, then the Ministry of War Transport, attending conferences at Quebec and Cairo, and was with Churchill at the post-war peace conferences at Yalta and Potsdam.
From 1945 until 1952 he was private secretary to Herbert Stanley Morrison.
In 1947-48, with the then director general of the United Nations' scientific and education organisation UNESCO, Julian Huxley, he was involved in forming the Scientific International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (now the World Conservation Union).
He also chaired the committee for the 1951 Festival of Britain.
In 1949 he oversaw the setting up of the Nature Conservancy and the the national parks and access to the countryside Act. This allowed for the legal protection of nature reserves and sites of special scientific interest (SSSI). He was director general of the Nature Conservancy from 1952-1966.
In 1952, while in Baluchistan, he contracted polio, which left him with a limp.
In 1961 he was part of the organising group that created the World Wildlife Fund and he was also a founder of the International Institue for Environment and Development. In 1966 he set up and headed Land Use Consultants, he remained with them until 1989. He was also chief editor of the The Birds of the Western Palearctic ("BWP", 1977-1994, OUP) from 1965-1992. He was President of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds from 1980-1985, helped set up the New Renaissance Group and was a trustee of Earthwatch Europe.
He married Mary Crawford in 1932 and they had two children, Piers and Tom. Crawford died in 1995 and he married Marie Mauerhofer (known as Toni) in 1965, they had one child (David), and she died in 2002.
Books
(incomplete list)
- Birds In England (1926)
- How Birds Live (1927)
- The Art of Bird-Watching (1931)
- The Humanist Frame (1961) (contribution)