David Sheldrick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Sheldrick

British zoologist

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1919

Place of Birth: Egypt

Date of Death: 13-Jun-1977

Profession: zoologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Major David Leslie William Sheldrick, MBE (23 November 1919, Alexandria, Egypt — 13 June 1977, Nairobi, Kenya) was a Kenyan farmer and park warden, in memory of whom the eponymous David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) was created by his widow, Daphne (later Dame Daphne Sheldrick) in Nairobi.