Taylor, David, 1934-2013

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Name (Hebrew)
טיילור, דיוויד, 1934-2013
Name (Latin)
Taylor, David, 1934-2013
Other forms of name
טילור, דוד, 1934-2013
Date of birth
1934
Date of death
2013
Place of birth
Rochdale (England)
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Exotic animals
Veterinary surgery
Occupation
Wildlife veterinarians
Zoo veterinarians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
David Conrad
Language
English
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 107005683
Wikidata: Q5240297
Library of congress: n 50009251
Sources of Information
  • החתול, 1992:
Wikipedia description:

David Conrad Taylor, BVMS, FRCVS, FZS (11 February 1934 – 29 January 2013), was a British veterinary surgeon. He was the first veterinary surgeon to specialise in zoo and wildlife medicine. Taylor worked with zoo and wild animals from 1957, acting as a consultant on the treatment of some of the rarest species on Earth. He was an expert in marine mammal medicine. From 1968, he was the vet in charge of Cuddles, the first captive orca to be kept in the UK, at Flamingo Park, North Yorkshire.

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