Frans de Waal | |
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 De Waal in 2006 | |
| Born | Franciscus Bernardus Maria de Waal 29 October 1948 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands |
| Died | 14 March 2024 (aged 75) Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Primatology, ethology |
| Institutions | Emory University |
| Doctoral advisor | Jan van Hooff |
| Doctoral students | Jessica Flack |
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.
- ^ Andrea Thompson (9 August 2007). "How did we go from ape to airplane? Scientists turn to chimpanzees to solve the mystery of our cultural roots". NBC News. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2007.