Sir Peter Markham Scott (1909 - 1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. The only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott. He established the Wildlife & Wetlands Trust and helped found the Worldwide Fund for Nature, the logo of which he designed. He was part of the UK team for the 1936 summer Olympics and won a bronze meddle in the sailing event. He was knighted in 1973 for his work in conservation of wild animals and was also a recipient of the WWF Gold Medal and the J Paul Getty Prize.