Tony Soper (1929–2024)
Author of Owls: Their Natural and Unnatural History
About the Author
Tony Soper has spent a lifetime exploring the inshore waters and wilderness islands of the British Isles
Works by Tony Soper
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- Birthdate
- 1929-01-10
- Date of death
- 2024-09-18
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Hyde Park Elementary School, Plymouth
Devonport High School for Boys, Plymouth - Occupations
- naturalist
author
broadcaster
sailor (British Yachtmaster's certificate)
wildlife cruise leader (mostly to the Arctic and Antarctica|1992-2012) - Organizations
- British Broadcasting Corporation (trainee engineer|assistant studio manager|Natural History Unit co-founder as its first film producer and cameraman|1956)
- Awards and honors
- Royal Geographical Society (fellow|1987)
British Naturalists' Association (Peter Scott Memorial Award) - Relationships
- Rae Francis (1960|divorced 1969)
Hilary Brooke (artist and printmaker|second wife 1971|his death 2024) - Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Southampton, Hampshire, England
- Places of residence
- Southampton, Hampshire, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (1950) - Associated Place (for map)
- England
Members
Reviews
Great wildlife descriptions for the Antarctic visitor.
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Statistics
- Works
- 43
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 553
- Popularity
- #45,137
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 91
- Languages
- 4









