Peter Fitzgerald-Moore, was a geologist, environmentalist and political activist.
Education
He earned a Master"s degree from Cambridge University. He was a member of the Faculty of General Studies at the University of Calgary until 1998 when he retired as an Adjunct Associate Professor.
He was a Senator of the University of Calgary for three years.
Career
In World World War II, he served with the Royal Artillery. He worked for the Royal Dutch Shell companies in various countries for 39 years, after the war. Foreign part of that tenure he worked as Chief Geologist for Shell Canada Limited.
After retirement, he contracted for the Geological Survey of Canada.
He was elected mayor of Bowness, Alberta in 1958. He (co?) founded the Western Affairs Committee.
He was Director of the Pensador Institute. The trilobite species Pseudodechenella petermoorei ormiston is named for him.
Membership
He was a member of the Faculty of General Studies at the University of Calgary until 1998 when he retired as an Adjunct Associate Professor. He was a founding member of the Calgary Eco Centre.