Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Cranbrook
OStJ FIBiol FRGS FRS FZS FLS
Arms of the Earl of Cranbrook
Born
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy

(1933-06-20) 20 June 1933 (age 91)
St George Hanover Square, London, England
Education
Occupations
Years active1956–present
Spouse
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(m. 1967)​
Children3, including Jason Gathorne-Hardy, Lord Medway
Parents
Relativessee Gathorne-Hardy family

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook, OStJ, FLS, FZS, FRGS, FIBiol (born 20 June 1933), styled Lord Medway until 1978, is a British zoologist, biologist, naturalist, and peer.[1] Since 1956, he has been active in the fields of ornithology, mammalogy, and zooarchaeology, and has influenced research and education in Southeast Asia.[2] His career focus was on swiftlets and other small Southeast Asian birds, as well as on mammals, including orangutans.[3][4][5]

He is the author of Wild Mammals of South-East Asia (1986), Wonders of nature in South-East Asia (1997) and Swiftlets of Borneo: Builders of Edible Nests (2002) and Key Environments: Malaysia (2013), which had a foreword from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[6][7]

  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 941. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. ^ "Cranbrook at 80: Cranbrook at Eighty: His Contributions So Far. Ornithologist, Mammalogist, Zooarchaeologist, Chartered Biologist and Naturalist" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement (29): 1–7. 2013.
  3. ^ Ying, Lim Chia (17 November 2014). "Lifelong commitment to nature". The Star. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. ^ Hance, Jeremy (2 March 2017). "David Attenborough attacks plan for Borneo bridge that threatens orangutans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ^ Mattle-Greminger, Maja P.; Bilgin Sonay, Tugce; Nater, Alexander; Pybus, Marc; Desai, Tariq; de Valles, Guillem; Casals, Ferran; Scally, Aylwyn; Bertranpetit, Jaume; Marques-Bonet, Tomas; van Schaik, Carel P.; Anisimova, Maria; Krützen, Michael (15 November 2018). "Genomes reveal marked differences in the adaptive evolution between orangutan species". Genome Biology. 19 (1): 193. doi:10.1186/s13059-018-1562-6. ISSN 1474-760X. PMC 6237011. PMID 30428903.
  6. ^ YING, LIM CHIA. "Lifelong commitment to nature". The Star. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Environmental leading light, Lord Cranbrook, rewarded for work by Duke of Edinburgh". East Anglian Daily Times. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2023.