Prof Gordon McGregor Reid's Biography

Prof Gordon McGregor Reid's Professional Career

Career

animal research technician Zoological Dept Univ of Glasgow 1966-68; VSO field biologist: Botswana 1968-69, Nigeria 1969-70; pt/t demonstrator in zoology Univ of London Colls and Examinations Lab 1974-78, lectr in biology Univ of Sokoto Nigeria 1979-81, conservation offr (natural history) Liverpool Museum 1982-84, keeper of natural history (conservation) Nat Museums on Merseyside Liverpool 1984-85, keeper of natural history Horniman Museum London 1985-91, dir and chief exec North of England Zoological Soc at Chester Zoo 1995- (curator-in-chief 1992-95); visiting research fell/guest lectr Nat Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Instn Washington and Nat Zoological Soc of Mexico, visiting prof Univ of Liverpool Dept of Veterinary Clinical Sci and Animal Husbandry 1999-; an inspector of zoos (Govt appt) and conslt biologist to various WWF projects, Br Exec Serv Overseas inspr of Hungarian zoos 1998; memb: Cncl World Assoc of Zoos and Aquariums (chm Aquarium Ctee 2002-06), Cncl European Assoc of Zoos and Aquariums 2001-07 (co-chm Research Ctee), Cncl Assoc of Leading Visitor Attractions, Editorial Advsy Bd Int Zoo Yearbook 2000-, WWF Progs Ctee 2003-07; pres Linnean Soc of London 2003-06; memb: World Conservation Union (IUCN) (memb Conservation Breeding Specialist and Asian Elephant Specialist Gps), European Union of Aquarium Curators (memb Exec Ctee 1999-), Bd cultural consortium englandsnorthwest (chair Gardens Strategy); tstee Nat Museums Liverpool 2001- (memb HR Ctee and Human Remains Working Gp), global chair IUCN/Species Survival Cmmn (SSC)/Wetlands Int (WI) Freshwater Fish Specialist Gp, served on South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) strategic and operational review panel, pres World Assoc of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) 2007-; two new species of fish Labeo reidi and Nannocharax reidi named in honour; hon fell Liverpool John Moore's Univ 2006, Hon Dr of Science Univ of Chester 2006; CBiol 1994, FIBiol 1994; Huesped de Honor of Bolivia 2004

Prof Gordon McGregor Reid's Publications

Books and Publications

author of over 100 published works incl books, peer reviewed scientific papers and popular articles

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