Geoffrey Vernon Townsend Matthews (16 June 1923 – 21 January 2013) was a British
ornithologist
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...
and
conservationist.
Biography
Born on 16 June 1923 and educated at
Bedford School
:''Bedford School is not to be confused with Bedford Girls' School, Bedford High School, Bedford Modern School, Old Bedford School in Bedford, Texas or Bedford Academy in Bedford, Nova Scotia.''
Bedford School is a public school (English indep ...
and at
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...
, where he completed his
doctorate and post-doctoral research, Geoffrey Matthews was director of research and conservation, 1955–1988, and deputy director, 1973–1988, at the
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge. He was also a professorial fellow at
Bristol University
, mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'')
, established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter
, type ...
between 1970 and 1990.
Matthews died on 21 January 2013.
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1923 births
2013 deaths
People educated at Bedford School
Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
English ornithologists
British ornithologists
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