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British scientist (1926–2014)
Bernard Stonehouse
Born (1926-05-01 ) 1 May 1926Kingston upon Hull, England
Died 12 November 2014(2014-11-12) (aged 88)
[1] Education Known for Penguin biology research Awards
Polar Medal Scientific career Fields Polar research Institutions
Doctoral advisor
David Lack Doctoral students
Stonehouse Bay ,
Antarctica (on the right in this picture), is named after Bernard Stonehouse.
Bernard Stonehouse (1 May 1926 – 12 November 2014)
[2] was a British scientist who specialised in
animal behaviour , polar research and
popular science . In 1953 he received the
Polar Medal .
Early life and military service
Stonehouse was born in
Hull on 1 May 1926.
[3]
[4] He attended
Hull Grammar School before joining the
Royal Navy in 1944, and was seconded as a naval pilot to the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (later renamed the
British Antarctic Survey ) from 1946 to 1950.
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[5]
Further education and career
After returning to Britain in 1950, Stonehouse studied zoology and geology at
University College, London ,
[5] and then earned his
D.Phil. from
Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology and
Merton College, Oxford ,
[3] which involved spending 18 months studying
emperor penguins on
South Georgia .
[4]
[5]
He led the
British Ornithologists' Union 's centenary expedition to
Ascension Island between 1957 and 1959.
[3]
[5] From 1960 to 1968, Stonehouse worked at the
University of Canterbury (
Christchurch , New Zealand)
[3] and later appointments saw him working at the
University of British Columbia , the
University of Bradford , and, as editor of the Polar Record , at the
Scott Polar Research Institute (part of the
University of Cambridge ).
[4]
[5] He retired as editor in 1992 but continued as a senior associate, forming the institute's Polar Ecology and Management Group, and promoting Antarctic tourism.
[5]
Stonehouse's notable students include
Graeme Caughley and
Ian Stirling .
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Personal life
Stonehouse married Sally Clacey in 1955; they had two daughters and a son.
[2]
[3] He died on 12 November 2014.
Legacy
He is commemorated in the names of
Stonehouse Bay and
Mount Stonehouse .
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Selected publications
Animals of the Arctic: The Ecology of the Far North (1971)
Young Animals: The Search for Independent Life (1973)
Saving the Animals: The World Wildlife Fund Book of Conservation (1981)
The Last Continent: Discovering Antarctica (2000)
The Truth about Animal Intelligence (2002)
The Truth about Animal Senses (2002)
References
^ "Obituaries". University of Oxford Gazette . 145 (5081): 193. 11 December 2014.
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"Announcements" .
The Daily Telegraph . 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014 .
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f Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964 . Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 439.
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d Liz Cruwys & Beau Riffenburgh (2002). "Bernard Stonehouse: biologist, writer, and educator".
Polar Record . 38 (205): 157–169.
Bibcode :
2002PoRec..38..157C .
doi :
10.1017/S003224740001754X .
S2CID
129887396 .
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"Bernard Stonehouse - obituary" . The Daily Telegraph . 28 November 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016 .
^ Caughley, Graeme (1967).
Growth, stabilisation and decline of New Zealand populations of the Himalayan thar (Hemitragus jemlahicus) (Doctoral thesis). UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury.
doi :
10.26021/6562 .
hdl :
10092/6170 .
^ Stirling, Ian (1968).
Population ecology of the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddelli) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (Doctoral thesis). UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury.
doi :
10.26021/6015 .
hdl :
10092/6646 .
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"Stonehouse, Mount" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 24 August 2011 .
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"Stonehouse Bay" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 24 August 2011 .
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"Stonehouse Bay" . Antarctic Gazetteer .
Australian Antarctic Data Centre . Retrieved 24 August 2011 .
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