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December 27, 1985 (53 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
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Celebrities born on January 16
Born in 1932
Born in San Francisco, California
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Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey is an American conservationist and primate best known for conducting an in-depth study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her death in 1985. She studies them daily in the mountainous forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to work there by paleontologist Louis Leakey. Gorillas in the Mist, a book published two years before his death, is Fossey's account of gorilla scientific research at the Karisoke Research Center and his earlier career. It was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1988. Fossey is one of the world's top primates, a member of "Trimate", a group of famous female scientists originally named Leakey. sent out to study great apes in their natural environment, with Jane Goodall, who studied chimpanzees, and Birutė Galdikas, who studied orangutans.
BornJanuary 16, 1932, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Diedc. December 26, 1985, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Murder
Resting placeKarisoke Research Center
CitizenshipUnited States
FieldsEthology, Primatology
InstitutionsKarisoke Research Center, Cornell University
Alma materCollege of Marin, San Jose State University (BA), University of Cambridge (PhD)
ThesisThe behaviour of the mountain gorilla (1976)
Known forStudy and conservation of the mountain gorilla
InfluencesJane Goodall, Louis Leakey, George Schaller

About Dian Fossey

Zoologist Dian Fossey was born on January 16, 1932 in San Francisco, California, United States (She dies at the age of 53, on December 27, 1985).

A zoologist from the United States who researched gorilla groups in Rwanda and campaigned against poaching. Gorillas in the Mist, her 1983 book, focused light on the mountain gorillas at Karisoke Research Center.

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Dian Fossey before becoming famous

Dian Fossey was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1932 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Monkey (猴).

San Jose State College awarded her a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy.

Achievement of Dian Fossey

Her murder in 1985 is still unsolved but people believe that she was killed those who viewed her as an impediment to the touristic and financial exploitation of the gorillas.

Dian Fossey's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

George E. Fossey III, her father, was a US Navy sailor. She had a love relationship with Bob Campbell, a National Geographic photographer.

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Dian Fossey Collabed with

Jane Goodal was a friend and colleague of hers.

Dian Fossey Income & Net worth

Dian Fossey's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a zoologist. Information about her net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Dian Fossey.

Dian Fossey Height and Weight

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Latest information about Dian Fossey updated on March 13 2023.