Valerius Geist | |
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 Valerius Geist in 2011 | |
| Born | February 2, 1938 |
| Died | July 6, 2021 (aged 83) Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | University of Calgary |
| Thesis | On the behaviour and evolution of American mountain sheep (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ian McTaggart-Cowan |
| Other academic advisors | Konrad Lorenz |
Valerius Geist (2 February 1938 – 6 July 2021) was a German-Canadian biologist and a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary. He was a specialist on the biology, behavior, and social dynamics of North American large mammals (elk, moose, bighorn sheep, other wild ungulates and wolves), and well respected on his views of Neanderthal people and behavior.