Background
Maxwell, Gavin was born on July 15, 1914 in Mochrum, Scotland. Son of Aymer Edward and Mary (Percy) Maxwell.
Maxwell, Gavin was born on July 15, 1914 in Mochrum, Scotland. Son of Aymer Edward and Mary (Percy) Maxwell.
Educated Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, England. Master of Arts, Hertford College, University of Oxford.
Owner, Soay Shark Fisheries, 1944-1949. Portrait painter, 1949-1952. Writer, since 1952.
Member advising committee wildlife youth service World Wildlife Fund. Served to major Scots Guards, 1939-1941, Special Operations, 1941-1944. Fellow Royal Society for Literature, Royal, American geografic societies, Zoological Society (science fellow).
Member PEN, Fauna Preservation Society, Wildfowl Trust (honorary life).
Married Lavinia Joan Lascelles, February 1, 1962.