Frans de Waal
Dutch primatologist and ethologist (1948–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franciscus Bernardus Maria de Waal (29 October 1948 – 14 March 2024) was a Dutch-American primatologist and ethologist. He was the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior in the Department of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory,[1] and author of numerous books including Chimpanzee Politics (1982) and Our Inner Ape (2005). His research centered on primate social behavior, including conflict resolution, cooperation, inequity aversion, and food-sharing. He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Frans de Waal | |
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Born | Franciscus Bernardus Maria de Waal (1948-10-29)29 October 1948 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands |
Died | 14 March 2024(2024-03-14) (aged 75) Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S. |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Primatology, ethology |
Institutions | Emory University |
Doctoral advisor | Jan van Hooff |
Doctoral students | Jessica Flack |