Charles Sutherland Elton. 29 March 1900 — 1 May 1991

• Published in: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
• Main Authors: Southwood, Richard, Clarke, J.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 1999
• Subjects: Arctic; Pyramid; Sutherland; The Pyramid
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.1999.0010; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbm.1999.0010

Charles Elton is not simply a towering figure in the history of animal ecology; in many respects he deserves to be called its founding father. His interest in natural history, rooted in childhood, was burnished by experience on Arctic expeditions, and on the basis of these firm personal foundations...