Geoffrey Marr Vevers

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Geoffrey Marr Vevers , also GM Vevers (born September 20, 1890 in Hereford , † January 9, 1970 in Springfield, Whipsnade ) was a British medic and zoologist.

Life and activity

Vevers was a son of surgeon Henry Vevers. After attending school, he was trained at St. Thomas' Medical School. After the outbreak of World War I, he went to France with the British Red Cross. After a temporary leave of absence to complete his degree (1915), he was a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps until 1919.

In 1919 Vevers joined the London D School of Tropical Medicine, where he stayed until 1923.

In 1923, Vevers was appointed superintendent of the Zoological Society of London. He held this post until 1948.

In the 1930s Vevers undertook various research trips to the Soviet Union, from where he brought back numerous rare animals for the Society's collection. During his travels he became a great admirer of the communist system: he took over the editing of the Anglo-Soviet Journal (1939-1946) and became Chairman of the Soviet Union Relations Board. His proximity to the Soviet Union meant that he was classified as an enemy of the state by the police forces of National Socialist Germany and placed on the special wanted list by the Reich Security Main Office in the spring of 1940 , a directory of people who would be killed in the event of a successful invasion and occupation of the British Isles by the Wehrmacht should be identified and arrested by the SS special commandos following the occupation forces with special priority.

Vevers has written numerous articles for scientific journals. For the BBC program “Childrens' Hour” he made regular contributions on zoological topics.

Honors

Vevers was an honorary member of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia and the Zoological Society of Ireland.

Fonts

  • The Life Story of the King Penguin, 1945.
  • Animals of the USSR, 1948.

literature

  • British Medical Journal, 1970, p. 309.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry on Vevers on the special wanted list GB (reproduced on the website of the Imperial War Museum in London) .
personal data
SURNAME Vevers, Geoffrey Marr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British medic and zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Hereford
DATE OF DEATH January 9, 1970
Place of death Springfield, Whipsnade