Ian McTaggart-Cowan

Ian McTaggart-Cowan OC OBC FRSC
Born	(1910-06-25)June 25, 1910 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	April 18, 2010(2010-04-18) (aged 99) Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater	University of British Columbia University of California at Berkeley
Known for	Nature documentaries
Spouse	Joyce Racey
Children	2
Scientific career
Fields	Vertebrate zoology Natural history Ecology
Institutions	Royal British Columbia Museum University of British Columbia
Thesis	Distribution and variation in deer (Genus Odocoileus) of the Pacific coastal region of North America (1935)
Doctoral advisor	Joseph Grinnell
Doctoral students	Valerius Geist Peter Grant C. S. Holling
Other notable students	Charles Krebs

Ian McTaggart-Cowan OC OBC FRSC (June 25, 1910 – April 18, 2010) was a Scottish-Canadian zoologist, conservationist, and television presenter. He has been called "the father of Canadian ecology".^[1] He was the brother of meteorologist Patrick McTaggart-Cowan.