born Sept. 14, 1909, London, Eng.
died Aug. 29, 1989, Bristol
British conservationist and artist.
Son of nene from extinction in the 1950s. In 1961 he founded the World Wildlife Fund (World Wide Fund for Nature). As a member of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1962–81), he created the Red Data Book (see endangered species ). He was knighted in 1973.