Changes: Gillian Taylor

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"Who in the 23rd century knows anything about Humpback whales?"
"You have a point."

– Gillian Taylor and James T. Kirk, 1986 (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

Gillian Taylor, PhD was the assistant director of the Cetacean Institute until 1986. Dr. Taylor was an expert in Cetacean Biology and was especially fond of two Humpback whales in her care, George and Gracie.

In 1986, Gracie became pregnant, and Dr. Taylor had to arrange for them to be released back into the wild due to the inability to keep them in captivity. When the time came for them to be released, Gillian was contacted by Admiral James T. Kirk, who had come back in time to secure humpback whales for transport back to the 23rd century where they would repopulate the species and make contact with the alien probe that was unwittingly causing Earth's destruction. Taylor was understandably disbelieving of Kirk's claims, and infuriated with Spock's rather indiscreet method of communicating with the whales (Spock had entered the whales' tank and mind-melded with one of them and informed them of the plan to rescue Earth in the future). She aided them in rescuing Pavel Chekov from the hospital by pretending to be ill and in need of immediate surgery for what Leonard McCoy described in a deliberately confusing way as "immediate postprandial, upper-abdominal distention" (actually "cramps").

Gillian Taylor aboard the HMS Bounty — Dr. Taylor is beamed aboard the *Bounty* by Kirk

However, after learning that the whales were released prematurely without her knowledge, she desperately sought Kirk out. The truth about his identity was finally revealed to her when he suddenly beamed her up and welcomed her on board his stolen cloaked Klingon Bird-of-Prey.

After rescuing the freed whales from a group of whalers, Taylor willingly time-traveled to the 23rd century along with George and Gracie, explaining that she had nothing in the present, and reasoning that the future would need somebody who actually knew something about whales. She was later assigned to a Federation science vessel shortly after her arrival to the 23rd century, in order to "catch-up" on the past 300 years.

Dr. Taylor had a photographic memory, claiming she could "see words." She could thus quote spoken passages verbatim from memory. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

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+| image        = Gillian Taylor.jpg
+| imagecap      = Dr. Gillian Taylor ([[1986]])
+| image2        = Gillian Taylor, 2286.jpg
+| imagecap2        = Dr. Gillian Taylor, time traveler ([[2286]])
+| gender           = Female
+| species          = [[Human]]
+| affiliation      =
+| occupation       = Assistant Director, [[Cetacean Institute]]
+| status           = Active
+| datestatus       = 2286
+| actor            = [[Catherine Hicks]]
+}}
+{{article quote|Who in the 23rd century knows anything about Humpback whales?"<br />"You have a point.|Gillian Taylor''' and '''James T. Kirk|1986|4}}
+'''Gillian Taylor''', [[Doctor|PhD]] was the assistant director of the [[Cetacean Institute]] until [[1986]]. Dr. Taylor was an expert in [[Cetacean]] [[Biology]] and was especially fond of two [[Humpback whale]]s in her care, [[George and Gracie]].
+In 1986, Gracie became pregnant, and Dr. Taylor had to arrange for them to be released back into the wild due to the inability to keep them in captivity. When the time came for them to be released, Gillian was contacted by  [[Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk]], who had come [[time travel|back in time]] to secure humpback whales for transport back to the [[23rd century]] where they would repopulate the [[species]] and make contact with the [[Whale Probe|alien probe]] that was unwittingly causing Earth's destruction.  Taylor was understandably disbelieving of Kirk's claims, and infuriated with [[Spock]]'s rather indiscreet method of communicating with the whales (Spock had entered the whales' tank and [[Vulcan mind meld|mind-melded]] with one of them and informed them of the plan to rescue Earth in the future). She aided them in rescuing [[Pavel Chekov]] from the hospital by pretending to be ill and in need of immediate surgery for what [[Leonard McCoy]] described in a deliberately confusing way as "immediate postprandial, upper-abdominal distention" (actually "[[cramps]]").
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-| class="even" | Dr. Gillian Taylor in [[2286]]
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-'''Gillian Taylor''', [[Doctor|Ph.D.]] was the assistant director of the [[Cetacean Institute]] until [[1986]]. Dr. Taylor was an expert in [[Cetacean]] Biology and was especially fond of two [[Humpback whale]]s in her care, [[George and Gracie]].
+[[File:Gillian Taylor aboard the HMS Bounty.jpg|thumb|left|Dr. Taylor is beamed aboard the ''Bounty'' by Kirk]]
-In 1986, Dr. Taylor assisted [[Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk]] in securing the two whales for transport back to the [[23rd century]] where they would repopulate the species.
+However, after learning that the whales were released prematurely without her knowledge, she desperately sought Kirk out.  The truth about his identity was finally revealed to her when he suddenly [[transporter|beamed her up]] and welcomed her on board his stolen cloaked [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]].
-Taylor would be transported back to the 23rd century along with her whales. She would later be assigned to a [[Federation science vessel]] shortly after her arrival to the 23rd century, in order to "catch-up" on the past 300 years. (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'')
+After rescuing the freed whales from a group of whalers, Taylor willingly time-traveled to the 23rd century along with George and Gracie, explaining that she had nothing in the present, and reasoning that the future would need somebody who actually knew something about whales. She was later assigned to a [[Federation science vessel]] shortly after her arrival to the 23rd century, in order to "catch-up" on the past 300 years.
-[[Category:Humans|Taylor, Gillian]] [[Category:Humans|Taylor, Gillian]]
+Dr. Taylor had a photographic memory, claiming she could "see words." She could thus quote spoken passages verbatim from memory. ({{film|4}})
+==Appendices==
+===Background===
+Gillian Taylor was played by actress [[Catherine Hicks]].
+===External links===
+* {{startrek.com|taylor-dr}}
+* {{NCwiki}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Gillian}}
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+[[Category:Humans]]
+[[Category:Scientists]]
+[[Category:Time travelers]]