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Philip K. Crowe was a member of Beta Chapter at the University of Virginia, from which he graduated in 1931. Crowe was an accomplished career diplomat, early member of the World Wildlife Fund, and author.
Crowe began his career as a journalist, writing for the New York Evening Post and creating advertisements for Life and Fortune magazines while also traveling as an explorer and big game hunter in French Indo-China. During World War II, he joined the Office of Strategic Services, for which he served as the chief of secret intelligence in the China-Burma-India theater. Crowe entered the U.S. Foreign Service after the war and over the course of his career served as U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka (1953–1956), South Africa (1959–1961), Norway (1969–1973), and Denmark (1973–1975).
Crowe led six missions for the World Wildlife Fund, advocating for conservation across the globe. His first mission to Central America and Mexico was in 1961, the same year the organization was created. Crowe was also a published author of several books on wildlife. He died in 1976 of a heart attack.
Crowe began his career as a journalist, writing for the New York Evening Post and creating advertisements for Life and Fortune magazines while also traveling as an explorer and big game hunter in French Indo-China. During World War II, he joined the Office of Strategic Services, for which he served as the chief of secret intelligence in the China-Burma-India theater. Crowe entered the U.S. Foreign Service after the war and over the course of his career served as U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka (1953–1956), South Africa (1959–1961), Norway (1969–1973), and Denmark (1973–1975).
Crowe led six missions for the World Wildlife Fund, advocating for conservation across the globe. His first mission to Central America and Mexico was in 1961, the same year the organization was created. Crowe was also a published author of several books on wildlife. He died in 1976 of a heart attack.
