Edward Max Nicholson ("Max" to everyone who knew him; July 12, 1904 - April 26, 2003) was a pioneering environmentalist, ornithologist and internationalist; and a founder of the World Wildlife Fund. Nicholson was born in Kilternan, to the south of Dublin (then part of the United Kingdom), the son of English parents. He and his family moved to England in 1910, settling in Staines. He became interested in birdwatching, beginning his list of birds in 1913. Wikipedia
In 1960 Nicholson chaired the committee which set up the World Wildlife Fund, the first global conservation pressure group. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&ta...
...Max Nicholson - Environmentalist, ornithologist, author and administrator born Co. Dublin, 12 July 1904 died Chelsea, London, 26 April 2003 Max... www.maxnicholson.com/index.html
The conservationist Max Nicholson, who has died aged 98, was director-general of the Nature Conservancy from 1952-66. www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,944664,00.html
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