Geoffrey Matthews | |
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Born | 16 June 1923 |
Died | 21 January 2013 (aged 89) |
Occupation | British ornithologist and conservationist |
Geoffrey Vernon Townsend Matthews OBE FSB (16 June 1923 – 21 January 2013), was a British ornithologist and conservationist.
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.
Professor Matthews died on 21 January 2013.