death_date death_place birth_place family parents birth_date spouse known_for image article_title name death_cause
30 january 1995 saint helier , jersey jamshedpur , british india lawrence , leslie -lrb- brother -rrb- -lrb- brother -rrb- , margaret -lrb- sister -rrb- lawrence samuel durrell and louisa dixie durrell 7 january 1925 jacquie -lrb- married 1979 -rrb- durrell -lrb- married 1951-1979 -rrb- , lee durrell founder , conservationist of jersey zoo , author , television presenter gerald durrell.jpg gerald durrell
 gerald m. durrell septicaemia
gerald durrell

gerald `` gerry '' malcolm durrell , obe -lrb- 7 january 1925 -- 30 january 1995 -rrb- was an english naturalist , zookeeper , conservationist , author , and television presenter .
he founded what is now called the durrell wildlife conservation trust and the jersey zoo -lrb- now durrell wildlife park -rrb- on the channel island of jersey in 1958 , but is perhaps best remembered for writing a number of books based on his life as an animal collector and enthusiast .
he was the youngest brother of novelist lawrence durrell .
