Ian McTaggart-Cowan
Scottish-Canadian zoologist, conservationist and television presenter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ian McTaggart-Cowan OC OBC FRSC (June 25, 1910 – April 18, 2010) was a Scottish-Canadian zoologist, conservationist, and television presenter. He has been called "the father of Canadian ecology".[1] He was the brother of meteorologist Patrick McTaggart-Cowan.
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Born | (1910-06-25)June 25, 1910 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | April 18, 2010(2010-04-18) (aged 99) Saanich, British Columbia, Canada |
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Known for | Nature documentaries |
Spouse | Joyce Racey |
Children | 2 |
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Thesis | Distribution and variation in deer (Genus Odocoileus) of the Pacific coastal region of North America (1935) |
Doctoral advisor | Joseph Grinnell |
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Other notable students | Charles Krebs |
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