Ian McTaggart-Cowan
Ian McTaggart-Cowan | |
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| Born | June 25, 1910 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | April 18, 2010 (aged 99) Saanich, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Known for | Nature documentaries |
| Spouse | Joyce Racey |
| Children | 2 |
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| Thesis | Distribution and variation in deer (Genus Odocoileus) of the Pacific coastal region of North America (1935) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Grinnell |
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| Other notable students | Charles Krebs |
Ian McTaggart-Cowan OC OBC FRSC (June 25, 1910 – April 18, 2010) was a Scottish-Canadian zoologist, conservationist, and television presenter. He has been called "the father of Canadian ecology". He was the brother of meteorologist Patrick McTaggart-Cowan.