Clive Finlayson

Clive Finlayson
Professor Clive Finlayson in 2012
Born	(1955-01-15) 15 January 1955 (age 62) Gibraltar
Residence	Gibraltar
Citizenship	Gibraltarian
Nationality	British
Fields	Paleoanthropology Paleontology Zoology
Institutions	Gibraltar Museum
Alma mater	University of Liverpool Oriel College, Oxford Leicester University
Known for	Director of the Gibraltar Museum Publications on Neanderthals and ornithology
Notable awards	1976, Recipient of the first David Lack Studentship awarded by the British Ornithologists' Union 1990, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London 2003, Made MBE
Spouse	Dr. Geraldine Finlayson

Prof. Clive Finlayson MBE FLS (b. 15 January 1955) is a Gibraltarian zoologist, paleoanthropologist and paleontologist. He is the incumbent Director of the Gibraltar Museum. Finlayson has published various works mainly based on his research which includes ongoing excavations at Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar, the last known site of the Neanderthals.

Clive Finlayson was born on Gibraltar on 15 January 1955. He has an elder brother, Tommy Finlayson. The Finlaysons are of Scottish descent, but they have been on The Rock since the early 19th century. Clive Finlayson was educated at the Gibraltar Grammar School. He completed a BSc Special Honours degree in Zoology at the University of Liverpool in 1976. In 1980 he graduated with a Doctorate of Philosophy (DPhil) from Oriel College, Oxford and later went on to obtain an MSc in Museum Studies from Leicester University.

Shortly after graduating from his degree, Finlayson became increasingly active within local natural and cultural heritage circles. He founded the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society (GONHS) in 1978, an organisation which he chaired until 1992. He was also a trustee of the Gibraltar Heritage Trust from 1987 to 1989.