Bernard Heuvelmans

Bernard Heuvelmans
Heuvelmans (left) with a gorilla in 1993
Born(1916-10-10)10 October 1916
Le Havre, France
Died22 August 2001(2001-08-22) (aged 84)
Le Vésinet, France
EducationFree University of Brussels, (PhD)
Occupation(s)Zoologist
Cryptozoologist
Organization(s)Center for Cryptozoology,
International Society of Cryptozoology,
Centre for Fortean Zoology
SpouseMonique Watteau (div. 1961)[1]

Bernard Heuvelmans (10 October 1916 – 22 August 2001) was a Belgian-French scientist, explorer, researcher, and writer probably best known, along with Scottish-American biologist Ivan T. Sanderson, as a founding figure in the pseudoscience and subculture of cryptozoology.[2] His 1958 book On the Track of Unknown Animals (originally published in French in 1955 as Sur la Piste des Bêtes Ignorées) is often regarded as one of the most influential cryptozoology texts.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Matthys was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Museum Accepts Cryptic Collection". Science. 286 (5442): 1079. 5 November 1999. doi:10.1126/science.286.5442.1079c. S2CID 220103223.