D. Ian M. Wallace | |
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Born | Donald Ian Mackenzie Wallace 14 December 1933
Norfolk, England |
Died | 4 November 2021 | (aged 87)
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Known for | Concise edition (BWPC) of The Birds of the Western Palearctic |
Donald Ian Mackenzie Wallace (14 December 1933 – 4 November 2021), known as Ian Wallace, D.I.M. Wallace, [1] [2] [3] or by his initials DIMW, [4] was a British birder, author and artist.
Wallace was born on 14 December 1933 in Norfolk, England, to Scottish parents. He was educated at Loretto School, near Edinburgh. [5] Early in the 1950s, he undertook National Service with the King's African Rifles in Kenya. [5]
Wallace was the second chairman of the British Birds Rarities Committee [6] and was a contributing author to The Birds of the Western Palearctic.
In 1963, Wallace was among a party of birders, [7] led by Guy Mountfort [8] and including Julian Huxley, [8] George Shannon [7] and, James Ferguson-Lees, [7] that made the first ornithological expedition to Azraq in Jordan. [7] The expedition's recommendations eventually led to the creation of the Azraq Wetland Reserve and other protected areas. [9] Papers from the expedition are in the United Kingdom's National Archives. [10] He identified at least four species previously unknown in Nigeria. [11]
He was the Honorary Life President of Flamborough Ornithological Group (since 2000), and of Flamborough Bird Observatory. [12]
Wallace appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Saving Species, discussing his October 1960 observations of the visible migration of birds over London, on their 50th anniversary. [13]
He was described as "one of the very top ornithologists in the UK", [14] "one of the great names of British bird-watching", [15] by the BBC as "a pioneer of ornithology [in the United Kingdom]", [13] and by Mark Cocker as both "one of the godfathers of modern birding" [4] and "the grand old man of birds". [16]
Wallace lived in Staffordshire. He died on 4 November 2021, at the age of 87. [17] [18] [5] A five-page obituary was published in British Birds. [19]
D. Ian M. Wallace | |
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Born | Donald Ian Mackenzie Wallace 14 December 1933
Norfolk, England |
Died | 4 November 2021 | (aged 87)
Other names |
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Known for | Concise edition (BWPC) of The Birds of the Western Palearctic |
Donald Ian Mackenzie Wallace (14 December 1933 – 4 November 2021), known as Ian Wallace, D.I.M. Wallace, [1] [2] [3] or by his initials DIMW, [4] was a British birder, author and artist.
Wallace was born on 14 December 1933 in Norfolk, England, to Scottish parents. He was educated at Loretto School, near Edinburgh. [5] Early in the 1950s, he undertook National Service with the King's African Rifles in Kenya. [5]
Wallace was the second chairman of the British Birds Rarities Committee [6] and was a contributing author to The Birds of the Western Palearctic.
In 1963, Wallace was among a party of birders, [7] led by Guy Mountfort [8] and including Julian Huxley, [8] George Shannon [7] and, James Ferguson-Lees, [7] that made the first ornithological expedition to Azraq in Jordan. [7] The expedition's recommendations eventually led to the creation of the Azraq Wetland Reserve and other protected areas. [9] Papers from the expedition are in the United Kingdom's National Archives. [10] He identified at least four species previously unknown in Nigeria. [11]
He was the Honorary Life President of Flamborough Ornithological Group (since 2000), and of Flamborough Bird Observatory. [12]
Wallace appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Saving Species, discussing his October 1960 observations of the visible migration of birds over London, on their 50th anniversary. [13]
He was described as "one of the very top ornithologists in the UK", [14] "one of the great names of British bird-watching", [15] by the BBC as "a pioneer of ornithology [in the United Kingdom]", [13] and by Mark Cocker as both "one of the godfathers of modern birding" [4] and "the grand old man of birds". [16]
Wallace lived in Staffordshire. He died on 4 November 2021, at the age of 87. [17] [18] [5] A five-page obituary was published in British Birds. [19]