LADY PHILIPPA SCOTTLady Philippa Scott, widow of Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust founder, Sir Peter Scott, died on 5 January, 2010, aged 91.Lady Scott was honorary director of WWT.Trust chief executive Martin Spray said: "There is a saying that behind every man is a great woman and this was never more true than of Lady Scott.“Sir David Attenborough famously said that the Scott partnership put http://www.lastingtr ibute.co. uk/featuredtributes/ -/-/-/-/-/ -/-/-/-/conservation [conservation] on the map at a time when conservation was not a word that most people understood."Lady Scott helped Sir Peter to launch the Severn Wildfowl Trust in 1946, which became the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire.Pete r Scott, son of the arctic explorer Robert Scott, died in 1989.Mr Spray added: “Lady Scott remained committed to and passionate about the work of WWT, holding the post of Honorary Director up until the end of her life. She will be sorely missed by staff, volunteers and members of WWT.”
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