Dr. Ian Whishaw

Ian Whishaw was born in Johannesburg, South Africa to Quentin and Lorna Whishaw, a South African pilot and a linguist for the secret service respectively. The family came to Canada so Quentin could work as a mining engineer. Seven-year-old Ian was shipped from England to Nova Scotia to British Columbia in order to meet up with his family and during this long journey, he began writing stories featuring himself.

"This adventure left me with a sense of confidence and independence. I think that it also influenced much of my career as a scientist, a calling in which you do travel alone for much of the time."