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Kilbourn (other)
Kilbourn or Kilborn may refer to: Surname: *Annelisa Kilbourn (1967–2002), British conservationist, veterinarian and wildlife expert *Antony Ferdinand Kilbourn, American De La Salle Brother, Acting President of the De La Salle College in Manila *Byron Kilbourn (1801–1870), American surveyor, railroad executive, and politician involved in the founding of Milwaukee, Wisconsin *Cecil Kilborn (born 1902), English footballer *Craig Kilborn (born 1962), American comedian, writer, producer, sports commentator, actor, media critic, and former television host *Joanne Kilbourn, fictional Canadian detective who appears in mystery novels by Gail Bowen *John Kilborn (1794–1878), A merchant *Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895–1972), the son of Omar L. Kilborn and Retta Kilborn *Lewis Kilborn (1902–1984), the son of John Dexter Kilborn and Sarah Cahill Kilborn *Oliver Kilbourn (1904–1993), British coal miner, painter, and founding member of the Ashington Group *Pam Kilborn (born 1939), Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annelisa Kilbourn
Annelisa Marcelle Kilbourn (27 June 1967 – 2 November 2002) was a British conservationist, veterinarian and wildlife expert. She worked in Malaysia guarding free-ranging elephants and orangutans and protecting Sumatran rhinoceros and in Madagascar studying ring-tailed lemurs. Kilbourn went on to work at the Lincoln Park Zoo and Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. In Gabon, she established that wild gorillas were susceptible to death of the Zaire ebolavirus, Ebola virus and could be transmitted to humans through hunting and eating infected species. In 2003, Kilbourn was posthumously elected to the Global 500 Roll of Honour by the United Nations Environment Programme. Early life and education On 27 June 1967, Kilbourn was a British citizen born in Zürich, Switzerland. She was the daughter of Hans and Barry Kilbourn; her father was working as a chemist in Zürich. Kilbourn has one sister. She went on to reside in Belgium before relocating to Westport, Connecticut in 1981. Kilbourn was fluen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |