Paul Du Chaillu | |
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| Born | July 31, 1831/1835/1839 |
| Died | April 16/29, 1903 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, anthropologist |
| Known for | "Discovery" of gorilla, Pygmy people |
Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (July 31, 1831 (disputed) – April 29, 1903) was a French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist. He became famous in the 1860s as the first modern European outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas, and later the Pygmy people of central Africa. He later researched the prehistory of Scandinavia.