Jane Goodall Scientist

Dame Jane Morris Goodall, DBE (/ˈɡʊdˌɔːl/; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall on 3 April 1934) is an English primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN Messenger of Peace. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 55-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots program, and she has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. She has served on the board of the Nonhuman Rights Project since its founding in 1996.

Personal facts

Jane Goodall
Alias (AKA)Morris-Goodall Valerie Jane
Birth dateApril 03, 1934
Birth place
London
Education
Darwin College Cambridge
Newnham College Cambridge
Known for
Chimpanzee

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