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Desmond Morris
Born January 24, 1928 (1928-01-24) (age 80)
Purton, Wiltshire, England
Nationality English
Occupation zoologist and ethologist

Desmond John Morris (born 24 January 1928 in the village of Purton, north Wiltshire, UK) is most famous for his work as a zoologist and ethologist, but is also known as a surrealist artist and author. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Purton is a large village in North Wiltshire with a current population of about 4000 Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Purton is a large village in North Wiltshire with a current population of about 4000 Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of Ethology ( from Greek ἦθος ethos, "character" and λόγος logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of Animal Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created

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Early life and career

He was educated at Dauntsey's School, an independent school in West Lavington, Wiltshire. Dauntsey's School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the village of West Lavington, Wiltshire, South West England An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and West Lavington may refer to West Lavington West Sussex West Lavington Wiltshire Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye After military service, he attended the University of Birmingham where he graduated in 1951 with a First Class Honours Degree in Zoology. The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a British red brick University located in the city of Birmingham Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of In 1954, he was awarded a D.Phil. from Oxford University for his doctoral thesis on the Reproductive Behaviour of the Ten-spined Stickleback, supervised by Niko Tinbergen. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Nikolaas "Niko" Tinbergen ( April 15, 1907 &ndash December 21, 1988) was a Dutch ethologist and Ornithologist He then was employed by the Zoological Society of London as Curator of Mammals at the London Zoo, which he left in 1966 in frustration about stagnation at the zoo. The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a Learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford ZSL London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific Zoo. It was opened in London on April 27 1828, and was originally intended to be used

He is sometimes wrongly stated to be a relative of Welsh zoologist, Johnny Morris, but this is not the case. Johnny Morris OBE ( 20 June, 1916 Newport Monmouthshire — 6 May, 1999 Wiltshire, England) [1]

Writer and broadcaster

He first came to public attention in the 1950s as a presenter of the ITV television programme Zoo Time, but achieved world-wide fame in 1967 with his book "The Naked Ape". Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent " Zoo Time " was the debut single from Mystery Jets, released on Transgressive Records. The book is an unabashed look at the human species; notable for its focus on humanity's animal-like qualities and our similarity with apes, and for explaining human behaviour as largely evolved to meet the challenges of prehistoric life as a hunter-gatherer. Evolutionary psychology ( EP) attempts to explain mental and psychological traits €”such as Memory, Perception, A hunter-gatherer society is one whose primary subsistence method involves the direct procurement of edible plants and animals from the wild Foraging and Hunting Reprinted many times and in many languages, it continues to be a best-seller.

His later studies, books and television shows have continued this focus on human behaviour, explained from a bluntly zoological point of view. This approach itself, and his specific conclusions, have often attracted controversy.

Morris' theories explaining elements of human behaviour via a zoological lens, in particular via natural evolutionary mechanisms, have been attacked as incomplete, incorrect, or overly simplistic. eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 Some explanations have also been criticised for being male-centred or supporting a sexist view of sexual behaviour. Sexism is the belief or attitude that one Gender or Sex is inferior to or less valuable than the other and can also refer to a Hatred or distrust towards Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as strategies to find or attract partners ( Mating and display Some contend that his comments are often untestable, and as a result unscientific. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Religious objectors to Darwinism reject on principle the idea humans are dominated by strictly animal instincts. Nevertheless, supporters defend him for starting, or at least bringing into mainstream discussion, the approach of applying principles of animal behaviourism to explaining human behaviour.

Art

Painting by Congo.
Painting by Congo.

In addition to his scientific pursuits, he is an artist in the Surrealist tradition. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Morris has exhibited with Joan Miró and contributed significantly to the British Surrealist movement. Joan Miró i Ferrà ( April 20, 1893 &ndash December 25, 1983) was an ethnic Catalan (of Spanish nationality He had his first solo show in 1948, and has shown regularly ever since. In 1957, he curated an exhibition of chimpanzee paintings and drawings at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, including paintings by a young chimpanzee called Congo. During the late 1950s biologists began to study the nature of Art in humans The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA is a Modern art centre on The Mall in London, England. Chimpanzee (often shortened to chimp) is the common name for the two extant Species of Apes in the Genus Pan. Congo was the name of a Chimpanzee who learned to paint on paper and canvas under the aegis of zoologist ethologist and surrealist painter Desmond Morris.

Film adviser

Dr. Morris oversaw the creation of the gestural and body language for the Paleolithic human characters in the 1981 film Quest for Fire. The term Paleolithic (or Palaeolithic) (from Greek παλαιός palaios, " Old " and λίθος Lithos, "stone" ---- Quest for Fire ( La Guerre du feu) is a 1981 film about the importance of fire in human and pre-human life 80000 years ago

See also

Selected books

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