Guy Mountfort

English advertising executive (1905–2003)

Guy Mountfort (4 December 1905 – 23 April 2003) was an English advertising executive, amateur ornithologist and conservationist. He is known for writing the pioneering A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe, published in 1954.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Guy Mountfort (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 4, 1905, died Apr 24, 2003.¹

Companies

WWF InternationalFounder¹²

Career

Occupation: conservationist, advertising person, environmentalist, ornithologist.⁵

1970 to 1975President of the British Ornithological Union⁴
Date not recordedFounded WWF International³

Personal life

BornDec 4, 1905, London⁶
DiedApr 24, 2003, Bournemouth⁷
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom⁸

Awards

1984Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union^{9 11}
1968Stamford Raffles Award^{9 10}
Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire⁹

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WikidataGuy Mountfort: President of the British Ornithological Union, on Wikidata
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WikidataWWF International, Founder

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