Gavin Maxwell
(1914-1969)
British natural historian and author
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Gavin Maxwell FRSL, FIAL, FZS (Sc.), FRGS (15 July 1914 – 7 September 1969) was a Scottish naturalist and author, best known for his non-fiction writing and his work with otters. He wrote the book Ring of Bright Water (1960) about how he brought an otter back from Iraq and raised it in Scotland. The otter was of a previously unknown sub-species which was subsequently named after Maxwell. Ring of Bright Water sold more than a million copies and was made into a film starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna in 1969.
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15 July 1914 House of Elrig, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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7 September 1969 (aged 55) Inverness, Scotland
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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