Sir Terence Charles Stuart Morrison-Scott (24 October 1908 – 25 November 1991) was a British

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, September2004. Morrison-Scott was born in Paris and educated at

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. He rowed at Eton and

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, winning the Silver Sculls at Oxford. He graduated from the RCS in 1935 with a

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and then worked briefly as an assistant master at Eton (1935–36). Morrison-Scott was appointed as an Assistant Keeper (2nd class) in Department of Zoology at the British Museum (Natural History) on 1 October 1936.

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, London, UK. During

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and commanded a flotilla of tank landing craft during

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, earning the Distinguished Service Cross (DCS). He was promoted to Assistant Keeper (1st class) in 1943. He became the Head of the Mammal Section in 1945 and Principal Scientific Officer in 1948. From 1956–1960, he was Director of the Science Museum. Then from 1960 he was Director of the British Museum (Natural History) until his retirement on 30 November 1968. He was Honorary Treasurer of the

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(1950–76). He was a Trustee of the

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(1956–60), He was a governor of the

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(1956–72) and was elected a Fellow in 1963. He was a Council member of the

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(1968–83) and a member of the Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries (1973–76). He was a Fellow of the

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and was knighted for his services.

Marriage

Terence Morrison-Scott married Rita Layton in 1935. Lady Morrison-Scott died at age 103 in 2008.Obituary for Rita, Lady Morrison-Scott
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Publications

''Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals'' 1758 to 1946
/ by J.R. Ellerman and T.C.S. Morrison-Scott. London: BM (NH), 1951.
''Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals'' 1758 to 1946
/ by J.R. Ellerman and T.C.S. Morrison-Scott. London: BM (NH), 1966. * ''A list of British mammals'' yT.C.S. Morrison-Scott Published London, Printed by order of the trustees of the British Museum, 1952. * ''Southern African mammals'', 1758–1951: a reclassification, by J. R. Ellerman, T. C. S. Morrison-Scott, and R. W. Hayman, 1909–1973 Published London: Printed by order of the trustees of the British Museum, 1953.

References

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