Background
Laws, Richard Maitland was born on April 23, 1926 in Whitley Bay, United Kingdom. Son of Percy Malcolm and Florence May (Heslop) Laws.
(Although ice-bound and apparently inhospitable, Antarctic...)
Although ice-bound and apparently inhospitable, Antarctica and its surrounding oceans support unique and complex systems of life. Based on Anglia TV's 3-part series, this book offers an introduction to the world's highest, coldest and most isolated continent, which has a vital role in determining Earth's future environmental climate. The author is a former Antarctic explorer who was Director of the British Antarctic Survey for 14 years.
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Laws, Richard Maitland was born on April 23, 1926 in Whitley Bay, United Kingdom. Son of Percy Malcolm and Florence May (Heslop) Laws.
Bachelor, Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, Cambridge University. Doctor of Science (honorary), Bath University.
Director, Nuffield Unit of Tropical Animal Ecology, Uganda 1961-1967. Director, Tsavo Research Project, Kenya 1967-1968. Head, Life Sciences Division, British Antarctic Survey 1969-1973.
Director, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge 1973-1987. Director Sea Mammal Research Unit, Cambridge 1977-1987. Master, St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge since 1985.
Secretary Zoological Society of London 1984-1988. President Sc. Committee Antarctic Research since 1990.
(Although ice-bound and apparently inhospitable, Antarctic...)
Author: Antarctica: The Last Frontier, 1980. Co-author: Elephants and Their Habitats, 1975. Editor: Scientific Research in Antarctica, 1977, Life at Low Temperature, 1990, Antarctic Ecology, 1984, Antarctic Nutrient Cycles and Food Webs, 1985, Antarctica and Environmental Change, 1991, Antarctic Seals, 1993, Elephant Seals: Aspects of Population Ecology, Behavior and Physiology, 1994.
Fellow Royal Society, Norwegian Academy of Sciences (foreign member), Institute Biology (vice president 1973, president 1990-1994), Science Committee Antarctic Research, Zoological Society London (honorary, secretary 1984-1988). Member Society Marine Mammalogy (honorary member), Uganda National Parks (honorary, warden), British Ecological Society, Mammal Society, American Society Mammalogy.
Married Maureen Isobel Holmes, June 7, 1954. Children: Richard Anthony, Christopher Peter, Andrew David.