| 词条 | Thomas Haining Gillespie |
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|name = Thomas Haining Gillespie |image = |caption = |birth_name = |pseudonym = T. H. Gillespie |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1876|10|03}} |birth_place = Dumfries, Scotland |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1967|08|03|1876|10|03}} |death_place = Edinburgh |occupation = Solicitor, writer, zoologist, broadcaster |nationality = Scottish |genre = Non-fiction, zoology, guide books |influences = |influenced = |signature = |notableworks = |spouse=Mary Elizabeth Gamble |children= }} Thomas Haining Gillespie[1] FRSE FSZS (3 October 1876 – 3 August 1967) was a Scottish solicitor, zoological administrator, and broadcaster. He was the founder of Edinburgh Zoo and of its parent organisation the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.[2] As a broadcaster on the children's radio programme Children's Hour he was known as "the zoo man", giving talks and answering questions on zoological matters. LifeTom Gillespie was born in Dumfries on 3 October 1876. His father was Thomas Haining Gillespie and his mother Julia Ann Satchell. He was educated in private schools and at Edinburgh University. He married Mary Elizabeth Gamble in 1920. They had no children and he died on 3 August 1967.[3] At his own request, his body was bequeathed to medical research.[4] His recreations were listed as 'reading, writing, music and photography'.[3] CareerZoologist{{see also|History of Edinburgh Zoo}}Gillespie qualified as a solicitor in 1899,[3] but he had a strong interest in zoology and devoted his spare time to his dream of establishing a zoological park in Scotland. The cold climate presented an obstacle, but Gillespie was encouraged by the work of pioneering zoologists like Carl Hagenbeck and in 1909 he founded what was to become the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. He carefully selected a site in central Edinburgh which would provide both favourable conditions for the animals and easy access for visitors, and with the help of Edinburgh City Council the site was purchased in 1913.[5] Gillespie's efforts came to fruition with the opening on 22 July 1913 of the Scottish National Zoological Park—now known simply as Edinburgh Zoo.[6] He served as director of the zoo from 1913 to 1950 and as secretary to the zoological society.[3] In 1933 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were James Hartley Ashworth, Sir Thomas Barnby Whitson, Orlando Charnock Bradley and Sir Thomas Hudson Beare.[7] BroadcasterGillespie was well known on the Scottish Children's Hour radio programme as 'the Zoo Man' who gave talks about the animals in Edinburgh Zoo and who answered nature questions in a panel programme produced by Kathleen Garscadden. His contributions to these Children's Hour programmes began in 1926 when they were broadcast by the Edinburgh and Glasgow stations of the BBC.[8] By 1930, the programmes were also broadcast by the London station. The programmes lasted till the late 1950s.[9] His radio talks were published in a series of 'Zoo Tales' books which are listed below. He appears in a group photograph with Garscadden, the 'Bird Man' (James Douglas-Home), and the 'Hut Man' (Gilbert D. Fisher).[10] Professional Appointments
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References1. ^His name has been previously misspelled as 'Thomas Hailing Gillespie'. The correct spelling is confirmed in both his birth and death certificates. Cf. Births, marriages and deaths information available at the General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland's People Centre in Edinburgh, and also at http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk. 2. ^{{cite news|title=Obituary – Mr. Thomas Gillespie|newspaper=The Scotsman|date = 5 August 1967|page = 5 }} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|title=Who Was Who, 1961–1970|publisher=A & C Black|location=London|edition=2|ISBN=9780713620085|year = 1972|volume = VI|page = 428}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Notice of death|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=5 August 1967|page=16}} 5. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/5488/Corstorphinehill.pdf|title= Corstorphinehill House, Scottish National Zoological Park or Edinburgh Zoo |last = McGowan |first = Peter|date=September 2007|work= Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes|publisher= City of Edinburgh Council|format=PDF |accessdate= 2 December 2012}} 6. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.goodzoos.com/UK%20Zoos/edinburg.htm|title = Edinburgh Zoo|date=December 2010|work = The Good Zoo Guide Online|publisher = goodzoos.com|accessdate=11 December 2012}} 7. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}} 8. ^{{cite book|title=Zoo Ways and Whys|first=Thomas|last=Gillespie|publisher=H. Jenkins|year=1930|page=5|quote=The contents of this volume were, in their origin, among the 'Zoo Talks' which I have broadcast, in the last four years, during the Children's Hour of the Edinburgh and Glasgow stations of the BBC.}} 9. ^As is evidenced by the issues of the Radio Times for the period. 10. ^{{cite web|title=Constructing the new zoo|url=http://www.glasgowzoo.co.uk/articles/zoodetails/construct.php|accessdate=30 January 2012|publisher=Glasgow Zoo|date=December 2000|last=Edwards|first=Roger|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120801030133/http://www.glasgowzoo.co.uk/articles/zoodetails/construct.php|archivedate=1 August 2012|df=dmy-all}} He is referred to as 'Tom H. Gillespie' in reference to this group photograph. 11. ^Books as listed in the British Library at http://www.bl.uk, and in the World Catalogue at http://www.worldcat.org. External links{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillespie, Tom}} 12 : 1876 births|1967 deaths|Scottish zoologists|People from Dumfries|Founders of learned societies|Scottish non-fiction writers|Scottish broadcasters|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|Fellows of the Zoological Society of London|Scottish solicitors|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|Scottish radio personalities |
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