Gavin Maxwell
(1914-1969)
naturalist and writer
Died aged c. 55
Wikidata WikipediaGavin Maxwell FRSL FZS FRGS (15 July 1914 – 7 September 1969) was a British 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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Commemorated on 3 plaques
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Former pupils include Sir Cecil Beaton 1904-80 Photographer and Designer Cyril Connolly 1903-74 Writer and Journalist Henry C. Longhurst 1909-78 Journalist and M.P. Gavin Maxwell 1914-69 Naturalist George Orwell 1903-50 Eric Blair - Writer
65 Summerdown Road (2), Eastbourne, United Kingdom where they studied
Gavin Maxwell 1914 - 1969 Naturalist and writer lived here 1961 - 1965
9 Paultons Square, Chelsea, SW3, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1961-1965)
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, Monreith, United Kingdom where they was