Geoffrey Matthews Explained
Geoffrey Matthews |
Occupation: | British ornithologist and conservationist |
Birth Date: | 1923 6, df=yes |
Geoffrey Vernon Townsend Matthews (16 June 1923 – 21 January 2013) was a British ornithologist and conservationist.[1]
Biography
Born on 16 June 1923 and educated at Bedford School and at Christ's College, Cambridge, 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 between 1970 and 1990.[2]
Matthews died on 21 January 2013.[3]
Publications
- Book: Matthews. G. V. T. . Bird navigation. 1955. Cambridge University Press . Cambridge.
- Book: Matthews. G. V. T. . Bird navigation. 1968. Cambridge University Press . Cambridge.
- Book: Matthews. G. V. T. . Vogelflug. 1971. Goldmann . München.
- Book: Matthews. G. V. T.. Orientation and Position-finding by Birds. 1973. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 978-0199141364. registration.
Further reading
- Rees . Eileen . Smart . Mike . Geoffrey Matthews, OBE (1923–2013) . Ibis . July 2013 . 155 . 3 . 701–703 . 10.1111/ibi.12068.
Notes and References
- ‘MATTHEWS, Geoffrey Vernon Townsend’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 ; online edn, Feb 2013 accessed 18 Aug 2013
- Web site: Geoffrey Matthews.
- Web site: Geoffrey Matthews obituary. 10 February 2013.