Ian McTaggart-Cowan

Scottish-Canadian zoologist, conservationist, and television presenter (1910-2010)
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Ian McTaggart-Cowan

Summary

Ian McTaggart-Cowan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Edinburgh[2]. He was born on June 25, 1910[3]. He died in Saanich[4]. He died on April 18, 2010[5]. He worked as a zoologist[6], conservationist[7], television presenter[8], ecologist[9], and environmentalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Edinburgh[2], Ian McTaggart-Cowan…
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan died in Saanich[4].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan was born on June 25, 1910[3].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan died on April 18, 2010[5].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan held citizenship in Canada[12].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan's professions included zoologist[6].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan worked as a conservationist[7].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan worked as a television presenter[8].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan worked as an ecologist[9].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan worked as an environmentalist[10].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan's field of work was vertebrate zoology[13].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan's field of work was natural history[14].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan's field of work was ecology[15].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan's field of work was zoology[16].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan's field of work was nature conservation[17].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan's field of work was television program[18].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan was employed by University of British Columbia[19].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan was educated at University of British Columbia[20].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[21].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan's doctoral advisor was Joseph Grinnell[22].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan received the Order of British Columbia[23].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan received the Officer of the Order of Canada[24].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal[25].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan received the Canadian Centennial Medal[26].
  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[27].

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Origins and Family

Ian McTaggart-Cowan was born in Edinburgh[2]. He was born on June 25, 1910[3].

Education

Educated at University of British Columbia[20], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1908[30], headquartered in Vancouver[31] and University of California, Berkeley[21], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]. Ian McTaggart-Cowan's doctoral advisor was Joseph Grinnell[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include zoologist[6], conservationist[7], television presenter[8], ecologist[9], and environmentalist[10]. Fields of work include vertebrate zoology[13], a branch of zoology[36]; natural history[14], an academic discipline[37]; ecology[15], an academic discipline[38]; zoology[16], a branch of biology[39]; nature conservation[17], an academic discipline[40]; and television program[18]. Ian McTaggart-Cowan was employed by University of British Columbia[19]. Doctoral students include Valerius Geist[41], a biologist[42], 1938–2021[43], of Canada[44]; Peter Grant[45]; and Crawford S. Holling[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of British Columbia[23], a state order[47], in Canada[48], founded in 1989[49]; Officer of the Order of Canada[24], a grade of an order[50], in Canada[51], founded in 1967[52]; Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal[25], a jubilee medal[53], founded in 1977[54]; Canadian Centennial Medal[26], a jubilee medal[55], in Canada[56], founded in 1966[57]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[27], a fellowship award[58], in Canada[59]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[60], a fellowship award[61], in United States[62], founded in 1874[63].

Death and Burial

Ian McTaggart-Cowan died on April 18, 2010[5]. He died in Saanich[4].

Why It Matters

Ian McTaggart-Cowan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Ian McTaggart-Cowan born?

Ian McTaggart-Cowan's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

Where did Ian McTaggart-Cowan die?

Ian McTaggart-Cowan passed away in Saanich[4].

What did Ian McTaggart-Cowan do for work?

Ian McTaggart-Cowan worked as zoologist[6], conservationist[7], television presenter[8], ecologist[9], and environmentalist[10].

Where did Ian McTaggart-Cowan go to school?

Ian McTaggart-Cowan was educated at University of British Columbia[20] and University of California, Berkeley[21].

What awards did Ian McTaggart-Cowan receive?

Honors received include Order of British Columbia[23], Officer of the Order of Canada[24], Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal[25], and Canadian Centennial Medal[26].

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