Jane Goodall
3 April 1934 – 1 October 2025
English primatologist and anthropologist, the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, whose 60-year study of wild chimpanzees in Gombe transformed our understanding of animals — and of ourselves.
Lived at the same time
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Began the Gombe chimpanzee study
July 1960
Arrived at Gombe Stream, Tanganyika, to observe wild chimpanzees.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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Observed chimpanzees making and using tools
November 1960
A discovery that redefined the boundary between humans and other animals.
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