20-638: FZS may refer to: Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fort Zumwalt South High School , in Missouri, United States Frankfurt Zoological Society , in Germany See also [ edit ] FZ (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title FZS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
40-523: A collection of animals for study at leisure, an associated museum and library. In April 1828, the Zoological Gardens were opened to members. In 1831 William IV presented the Royal Menagerie to the Zoological Society, and in 1847 the public was admitted to aid funding, and Londoners soon christened the Zoological Gardens the " Zoo ". London Zoo soon had the most extensive collection of animals in
60-598: A finding of a rare " hydrozoon ", Cordylophora lacustris . He collected insect specimens which he shared with other naturalists. Scherren was a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London . He was Assistant Natural History Editor of The Field . He was the author of several books on natural history for both adults and children, including Popular History of Animals for Young People and Ponds and Rock Pools . He contributed various articles on hybrid animals including Bears, and wrote energetically about hybrids such as
80-460: A growing desire for information with regard to them was manifested by educated people generally." Scherren's history of the ZSL was criticised as inaccurate by John Bastin: There is so much confusion about the origins of the Zoological Society of London... The source of most of the errors can be traced to Henry Scherren's "A short history of the [ZSL]" published in 1901 and his larger work [The ZSL] which
100-604: Is a registered charity under English law. Under the Crown Estate Act 1961 , the ZSL had a maximum lease length of 60 years from the Crown Estate , but this was changed to 150 years by the Zoological Society of London (Leases) Act 2024 (c. 20). The Institute of Zoology is the scientific research division of the ZSL. It is a government-funded research institute, which specialises in scientific issues relevant to
120-700: Is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats . It was founded in 1826. Since 1828, it has maintained London Zoo , and since 1931 Whipsnade Zoo . On 29 November 1822, the birthday of John Ray , "the father of modern zoology", a meeting held in the Linnean Society in Soho Square led by Rev. William Kirby , resolved to form a "Zoological Club of the Linnean Society of London". Between 1816 and 1826, discussions between Stamford Raffles, Humphry Davy, Joseph Banks and others led to
140-531: The International Zoo Yearbook and Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation . The society administers the following award programmes: Individuals can be elected Fellows of the Zoological Society of London and therefore granted the post-nominal letters FZS . Living Honorary ZSL Fellows ( Hon. FZS ) comprise: The council is the governing body of the ZSL. There are 15 council members, led by
160-614: The Pumapard . In 1905, Scherren published his history of the Zoological Society of London. It began: "ALTHOUGH the Society did not come into existence till 1826, for some years previous various influences were at work that rendered the establishment of such a body not only desirable but necessary. Activity in exploration had increased the sum of human knowledge with respect to the animal kingdom; collections of living beasts, birds and reptiles, skins and fossils, were yearly brought to our shores, and
180-514: The affairs of the ZSL. The secretaries and their dates in office are: Henry Scherren Henry James Wilson Scherren (10 February 1843 – 25 April 1911), usually known as Henry Scherren or in encyclopaedia articles as H. Sc. was the author of various books on natural history for adults and children, with notable illustrations including some in colour, and a contributor to the Encyclopædia Britannica on natural history topics. He
200-547: The conservation of species and their habitats. The Institute of Zoology focuses its research on five areas: evolutionary biology , genetics , ecology , reproductive biology and wildlife epidemiology. The Institute of Zoology was graded 4 in the 1997–2001 UK Research Assessment Exercise, and publishes reports annually. From the late 1980s the Institute of Zoology had been affiliated to the University of London . However, in 2000 this
220-527: The first animals arrived at the new Whipsnade Park —two Amherst pheasants , a golden pheasant and five red jungle fowl . Others soon followed, including muntjac deer , llamas , wombats and skunks . In 1931 Whipsnade Park was opened to the public as the world's first open zoological park. In 1960–61, Lord Zuckerman , then Secretary of ZSL, raised funds from two medical foundations to found laboratories as an Institute of Zoology where scientists would be employed by ZSL and undertake research. The Society
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#1732851796974240-636: The idea that London should have an establishment similar to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. It would house a zoological collection "which should interest and amuse the public." The society was founded in April 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles , the Marquess of Lansdowne , Lord Auckland , Sir Humphry Davy , Robert Peel , Joseph Sabine , Nicholas Aylward Vigors along with various other nobility, clergy, and naturalists. Raffles
260-429: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FZS&oldid=785961290 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fellow of the Zoological Society of London The Zoological Society of London ( ZSL )
280-536: The order in his mid-thirties to return to secular life, going on to work on the editorial staff of Messrs. Cassell & Co. in London for two decades. In the mid-1890s he moved, with his wife Anna, into a three-storey terraced house (9, Cavendish Road) in the newly built South Harringay estate in north London, living there for the rest of his life. Scherren assisted Robert Hunter with his 7-volume Encyclopedic Dictionary (1879–88). In 1891 he wrote to Nature about
300-475: The president and served by the secretary and treasurer. Council members are the trustees of the society and serve for up to five years at a time. The Presidency is a voluntary position, with the role of leading the ZSL Council. The Society's Presidents and their dates in office are: The post of secretary is honorary and under the society's constitution carries the responsibility for the day-to-day management of
320-532: The vision of a new park no more than 70 miles (110 km) away from London and thus accessible to the public, and at least 200 acres (0.81 km ) in extent. In 1926, profiting from the agricultural depression, the ideal place was found: Hall Farm, near Whipsnade village , was derelict, and held almost 600 acres (2.4 km ) on the Chiltern Hills . ZSL bought the farm in December 1926 for £13,480 12s 10d. In 1928
340-436: The world. A History of the ZSL , written by Henry Scherren (FZS), was published in 1905. The History was criticised as inadequately researched by Peter Chalmers Mitchell in 1929; both histories were labelled inaccurate by John Bastin in 1970. As the twentieth century began, the need to maintain and research large animals in a more natural environment became clear. Peter Chalmers Mitchell (ZSL Secretary 1903–35) conceived
360-664: Was a fellow of the Zoological Society of London , of which he wrote a magnificent but inaccurate history. Scherren's family came from Weymouth in Dorset. The son of a bookseller and printer, he became a compositor and moved to London. After being educated at the new St. Joseph's Foreign Missionary College started by the Mill Hill Missionaries , he joined the Catholic Carthusian monastic order in France. However, he abandoned
380-744: Was replaced with a partnership with the University of Cambridge. ZSL runs London Zoo , Whipsnade Zoo and had planned to open an aquarium, Biota! . The society published the Zoological Record ( ZR ) from 1864 to 1980, when the ZR was transferred to BIOSIS . The Society has published the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London , now called the Journal of Zoology , since 1830. Since 1998 it has also published Animal Conservation . Other publications include
400-604: Was the first chairman and president, but died after only a few months in office, in July 1826. He was succeeded by the Marquess of Lansdowne who supervised the building of the first animal houses, a parcel of land in Regent's Park having already been obtained from the Crown at the inaugural meeting. It received a royal charter from George IV on 27 March 1829. The purpose of the society was to create
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