Tim Clutton-Brock
Overview
Timothy Hugh Clutton-Brock, MA PhD
ScD
FRS (born 13 August 1946) is a British
zoologist known for his comparative studies of the behavioural ecology
of mammal
s, particularly red deer
and meerkat
s.
As of 2008, he is the Prince Philip Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and head of the Large Animal Research Group at the Department of Zoology of the University of Cambridge
, and a fellow of Magdalene College
, Cambridge
. He also holds extraordinary professorships in the Department of Zoology and Entomology and the Mammal Research Institute of the University of Pretoria
, South Africa
.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
in 1987.
Doctor of Philosophy
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ScD
Doctor of Science
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FRS (born 13 August 1946) is a British
United Kingdom
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zoologist known for his comparative studies of the behavioural ecology
Behavioral ecology
Behavioral ecology, or ethoecology, is the study of the ecological and evolutionary basis for animal behavior, and the roles of behavior in enabling an animal to adapt to its environment...
of mammal
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
s, particularly red deer
Red Deer
The red deer is one of the largest deer species. Depending on taxonomy, the red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being...
and meerkat
Meerkat
The meerkat or suricate, Suricata suricatta, is a small mammal belonging to the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan"...
s.
As of 2008, he is the Prince Philip Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and head of the Large Animal Research Group at the Department of Zoology of the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, and a fellow of Magdalene College
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene...
, Cambridge
Cambridge
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. He also holds extraordinary professorships in the Department of Zoology and Entomology and the Mammal Research Institute of the University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria is a multi campus public research university located in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1987.
Quotations
Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves; when that right is pre-empted it is called brain-washing.
The Times, London (1986-02-01)
No one goes to the toilet in novels. You'd think none of us had bladders.
Newsnight Review (2009-07-24)
:Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN 0-374-52762-8
If you think you are emancipated, you might consider the idea of tasting your own menstrual blood - if it makes you sick, you've got a long way to go, baby.
The Wicked Womb (p. 57)
Nobody wants a girl whose beauty is imperceptible to all but him...
The Stereotype (p. 67)
Even crushed against his brother in the Tube the average Englishman pretends desperately that he is alone.
Womanpower (p. 128)