Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey
Dian Fosseywas an American zoologist, primatologist, and anthropologist who undertook an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups over a period of 18 years. She studied them daily in the mountain forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to work there by anthropologist Louis Leakey. Her 1983 book, Gorillas in the Mist, combines her scientific study of the gorillas at Karisoke Research Center with her own personal story. It was adapted into a 1988 film of the same name. Fossey was murdered in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth16 January 1932
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America