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Dr Dame Jane Goodall
Dr. Jane Goodall at Hong Kong University on 24 October 2004.
Dr. Jane Goodall at Hong Kong University
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Born April 3, 1934 (1934-04-03) (age 74)
Residence England, Tanzania
Nationality England
Fields Biologist, Primatologist, Conservationist
Alma mater University of Cambridge
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Known for Study of chimpanzees, conservation
Notable awards DBE (2004)

Dame Jane Goodall, DBE (born Valerie Jane Morris Goodall on 3 April 1934) is an English UN Messenger of Peace, primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist. Chimpanzee (often shortened to chimp) is the common name for the two extant Species of Apes in the Genus Pan. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Primatology is the study of Primates It is a diverse Discipline and primatologists can be found in departments of Biology, Anthropology Ethology ( from Greek ἦθος ethos, "character" and λόγος logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of Animal Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of She is well-known for her 45-year study of chimpanzee social and family interactions in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, and for founding the Jane Goodall Institute. Chimpanzee (often shortened to chimp) is the common name for the two extant Species of Apes in the Genus Pan. Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, located at 4 40' S 29 38' E is the smallest of that country's national parks and was formed in 1968 to give protection Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya The Jane Goodall Institute was founded by Jane Goodall and Genevieve Princess di San Faustino in 1977.

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Early life and studies

Jane Goodall was born in London, England in 1934. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. 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 As a child she was given a lifelike chimpanzee toy named Jubilee by her father. Goodall was not very interested in animals until her father brought her the stuffed animal. Today, the toy still sits on her dresser in London. After the divorce of her parents when Goodall was only 12 years old, she moved with her mother to Bournemouth, England. Bournemouth ( is a large coastal resort town in the Borough of Bournemouth in Dorset, England.

Goodall was interested in animals from her youth; this prompted notable anthropologist Louis Leakey to hire her as his assistant and secretary. Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey ( LSB Leakey) ( August 7, 1903 – October 1 1972) was a Kenyan archaeologist and naturalist He invited her to accompany him and his wife, Mary Leakey, to dig at Olduvai Gorge in eastern Africa. The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge is commonly referred to as "The Cradle of Mankind East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent. Eventually he asked Goodall to study the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park (then known as 'Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve'). Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, located at 4 40' S 29 38' E is the smallest of that country's national parks and was formed in 1968 to give protection She arrived at Gombe accompanied by her mother in July 1960. Leakey arranged for her to return to the United Kingdom where she earned a doctorate in ethology from the University of Cambridge in 1964. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ethology ( from Greek ἦθος ethos, "character" and λόγος logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of Animal The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Along with Dian Fossey, famous for living with gorillas, and Biruté Galdikas, who advanced studies in orangutans, Goodall was one of three women recently dubbed by some as "Leakey's Angels". Dian Fossey ( January 16, 1932, San Francisco, California &ndash December 26, 1985, Virunga Mountains, Gorillas, the largest of the living Primates are ground-dwelling Herbivores that inhabit the Forests of Africa. Biruté Marija Filomena Galdikas, OC PhD (born, Wiesbaden, Germany) is a Primatologist, Conservationist, Ethologist The orangutans are two Species of great apes known for their intelligence long arms and reddish-brown hair Leakey's Angels is a relatively recent name given to three women sent by archaeologist Louis Leakey to study Primates in their natural environments

Personal life

Goodall has been married twice. On 28 March 1964 she married aristocratic wildlife photographer Baron Hugo van Lawick at Chelsea Old Church, London, becoming Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Hugo Arndt Rodolf Baron van Lawick ( 10 April 1937 – 2 June 2002) known as Hugo van Lawick, was a Dutch Wildlife Chelsea Old Church (All Saints is on the north bank of the River Thames ( Chelsea Embankment) near Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The couple had a son, Hugo, affectionately known as 'Grub', who was born in 1967. They divorced in 1974. In 1975 she married Derek Bryceson (a member of Tanzania's parliament and the director of that country's national parks) and they remained married until his death in 1980. Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Jane and her younger sister, Judy, both suffer from prosopagnosia, a neurological condition which impairs the recognition of human faces. Prosopagnosia (sometimes known as face blindness) is a disorder of Face perception where the ability to recognize Faces is impaired while the ability to [1]

Professional accomplishments

Orphaned by poachers, young chimpanzees are raised by volunteers and researchers at the Tchimpounga Sanctuary (part of the Jane Goodall Institute) in the Republic of the Congo.
Orphaned by poachers, young chimpanzees are raised by volunteers and researchers at the Tchimpounga Sanctuary (part of the Jane Goodall Institute) in the Republic of the Congo. Poaching is the illegal Hunting, Fishing or Harvesting of wild plants or animals The Jane Goodall Institute was founded by Jane Goodall and Genevieve Princess di San Faustino in 1977. The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó) also known as Congo-Brazzaville

Goodall is best known for her study of chimpanzee social and family life. Chimpanzee (often shortened to chimp) is the common name for the two extant Species of Apes in the Genus Pan. In 1977, Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which supports the Gombe research, and she is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. The Jane Goodall Institute was founded by Jane Goodall and Genevieve Princess di San Faustino in 1977. Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, located at 4 40' S 29 38' E is the smallest of that country's national parks and was formed in 1968 to give protection With nineteen offices around the world, the JGI is widely recognized for innovative, community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa and a global youth program, Roots & Shoots, which currently has over 8,000 groups in over 100 countries. The conservation movement also known as nature conservation is a political social and to some extent scientific movement that seeks to protect natural resources including Roots & Shoots is a program of the Jane Goodall Institute. In 1991 16 local teenagers met with Dr Today, Goodall devotes virtually all of her time to advocacy on behalf of chimpanzees and the environment, traveling nearly 300 days a year. Advocacy Advocacy is the pursuit of influencing outcomes –including public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political economic and social systems Goodall is also a board member for the world's largest chimpanzee sanctuary outside of Africa, Save the Chimps in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Goodall was instrumental in the study of social learning, primate cognition, thinking and culture in wild chimpanzees, their differentiation from the bonobo, and the inclusion of both chimpanzee species, and the gorilla, as Hominids. Cognition is a concept used in different ways by different disciplines but is generally accepted to mean the process of awareness or thought Thought and thinking are mental forms and Processes respectively ("thought" is both Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic The Bonobo (bə'noʊboʊ Pan paniscus) until recently usually called the Pygmy Chimpanzee (and less often the Dwarf or Gracile Chimpanzee Gorillas, the largest of the living Primates are ground-dwelling Herbivores that inhabit the Forests of Africa.

Perhaps most significant among all her accomplishments, Goodall remains the only human ever accepted into chimpanzee society. After Goodall had observed the same troop in Tanzania for several years, a high ranking female bonded with Goodall and gradually convinced other members of the troop to accept Goodall as one of their own. Goodall was the lowest ranking female in the troop for just under 22 months until she was banished when a male who had never accepted Goodall became alpha male. Faced with certain death if she had remained in close quarter with the alpha male, Goodall fled her beloved second family in a moment she later described as "the hardest part of growing up. "She also figured out a strong connetion between humans and all chimpanzees.

One of Goodall's major break-throughs in the field of primatology was the discovery of tool-making among chimpanzees during her study. A broader definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other Though many animals had been clearly observed using 'tools', previously, only humans were thought to make tools, and tool-making was considered the defining difference between humans and other animals. This discovery convinced several scientists to reconsider their definition of being human. [2]

Goodall also set herself apart from the traditional conventions of the time by naming the animals in her studies of primates, instead of assigning each a number. Numbering was a nearly universal practice at the time, and thought to be important in the removal of one's self from the potential for emotional attachment to the subject being studied. Among those that Goodall named during her first years in Gombe were:

Environmentalism

Jane Goodall's involvement in tropical forests and conservation has led her to be actively involved in a number of environmental issues, and to found the Roots & Shoots youth group. Roots & Shoots is a program of the Jane Goodall Institute. In 1991 16 local teenagers met with Dr She has also endorsed the Forests Now Declaration, calling for new market based mechanisms to protect tropical forests. The Forests Now Declaration is a declaration that calls for a number of new market-based mechanisms to protect tropical forests

Criticism

Some primatologists have suggested flaws in Goodall's methodology which may call into question the validity of her observations. Methodology (also called manner) is defined as "the analysis of the principles of methods rules and postulates employed by a discipline" Goodall used unconventional practices in her study, for example, naming individuals instead of numbering them. Numbering is used to prevent emotional attachment and loss of objectivity. Many standard methods are aimed at helping observers to avoid interference and the use of feeding stations to attract Gombe chimpanzees is, in particular, thought by some to have altered normal foraging and feeding patterns as well as social relationships. Foraging theory is a branch of Behavioral ecology that studies the foraging behavior of animals in response to the environment in which the animal lives Social relation can refer to a multitude of Social interactions regulated by Social norms between two or more people with each having a Social position [3]

It has been suggested that higher levels of aggression and conflict with other chimpanzee groups in the area were a consequences of the feeding, which could have created the "wars" between chimpanzee social groups described by Goodall. Thus, some regard Goodall's observations as distortions of normal chimpanzee behavior. [4] Goodall herself (on several occasions) acknowledged that feeding contributed to aggression within and between groups:

"I didn't see aggression to start with. There's no question that chimpanzees become more aggressive as a result of crowding, as a result of competition for food. " (J. Goodall)
"It's very hard to look back with hindsight and say oh well I would have done it differently. If I had gone to Gombe and had access to information about the effect of feeding bananas on wild chimpanzees I wouldn’t have done it". (J. Goodall)

However, Goodall has also said that the effect was limited to alteration of the intensity and not the nature of chimpanzee conflict and further that feeding was necessary for the study to be effective at all.

Some recent studies such as the study by Crickette Sanz in the Goualougo Triangle (Congo) or by Prof. The Goualougo Triangle, is a 100-square-mile region on the southern end of the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, located in the Republic of Congo, in Central Africa The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó) also known as Congo-Brazzaville Christophe Boesch in the Tai Forest (Ivory Coast) have not shown the aggression observed in the Gombe studies. Taï National Park ( Parc National de Taï) is a National park in Côte d'Ivoire containing one of the last areas of primary Rainforest Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a [5]

"So far, we haven't seen any abnormal levels of aggression. We've never seen chimps killing other chimps. We haven't seen highly elevated territorial disputes. If I had to guess, I wouldn't expect to see it". (C. Sanz)
"I have not seen this kind of killing in Tai Forest. This violence is not always present". (C. Boesch)

However, not all primatologists agree that the studies are flawed; for example, Jim Moore provides a critique of Margaret Powers' assertions[6] and some studies of other chimpanzee groups have shown similar aggression to Gombe even in the absence of feeding. [7]

Honors

Jane Goodall has received many honors for her environmental and humanitarian work, as well as others. Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. Humanitarianism is an active belief in Humanism (the idea of the value of human life whereby Humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans She was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in a ceremony held in Buckingham Palace in 2004. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. In April 2002, Secretary-General Kofi Annan named Dr. Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Goodall a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Her other honors include the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, the French Legion of Honor, Medal of Tanzania, Japan's prestigious Kyoto Prize, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science, the Gandhi-King Award for Nonviolence and the Spanish Premio Príncipe de Asturias. The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is an award for Environmental science, Energy, and Medicine. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Kyoto Prize (京都賞 has been awarded annually since 1984 by the Inamori Foundation, founded by Kazuo Inamori. The Royal Society of Arts Benjamin Franklin Medal was instituted in 1956 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin 's birth and the 200th anniversary of his membership Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles The Gandhi-King Award for Non-Violence is presented by The World Movement for Nonviolence. The Prince of Asturias Awards ( Spanish: Premios Príncipe de Asturias, Asturian: Premios Príncipe d'Asturies) is a series of prestigious annual She is also a member of the advisory board of BBC Wildlife magazine.

In 2002, the Canadian city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario dedicated a walking trail, highlighting some of the city's efforts to rehabilitate environmental damage from the local mining industry, to Goodall. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body [8]

On 7 July 2007 Goodall presented at Live Earth. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change.

In April of 2008, Jane was awarded the Montana State University Medal for Global and Visionary Leadership.

Animal rights activism

Jane Goodall is an animal rights activist and is president of Advocates for Animals, an animal rights organization based in Edinburgh, Scotland. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. Advocates for Animals, formerly known as the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection is an Animal rights organization which campaigns against all animal use Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Advocates for Animals campaigns against the use of animals in medical research, zoos, farming and sport. "No animal should be used for these kind of things. It's torment to them. Use people for testing makeup, medicine and other things like that, they're the ones that want to use the product. "

Awards

For a complete list of Dr. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Uppsala University ( Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a world-class research University in Uppsala, Sweden. The University of Liverpool is a University in the city of Liverpool, England. Jane Goodall's awards and honors, view her Curriculum Vitae [6] on the Jane Goodall Institute website.

Publications

Source: http://www.janegoodall.org/jane/pub.asp

Books for adults

Children's books

Films

In popular culture

See also

References

  1. ^ Jane Goodall Biography http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/goodall.html
  2. ^ Frodo: The Alpha Male (2003). The USC Jane Goodall Research Center is a part of the department of Anthropology at the University of Southern California. Retrieved on 2006-12-06. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev
  3. ^ Power, Margaret (1991). The Egalitarians - Human and Chimpanzee An Anthropological: View of Social Organization. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521400163.
  4. ^ Frans B. M. de Waal, Nature, Sept 2005, "skeptics attributed chimpanzee ‘warfare’ to competition over the food that researchers provided"
  5. ^ Washington University Record, Vol 28 No 28, April 2004
  6. ^ The Egalitarians (by M. Power, 1991)
  7. ^ American Journal of Primatology 58:175–180 (2002), Noboyuki Kutsukake and Takahisa Matsusaka.
  8. ^ [1]

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NAME Goodall, Jane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Valerie Jane Morris Goodall
SHORT DESCRIPTION Biologist, Primatologist, Conservationist
DATE OF BIRTH 3 April 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH London, UK
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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