1932 - 1985
Dian Fossey American Scientist
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Dian Fossey dating history
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Dian Fossey was in a relationship with Louis Leakey (1972).
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American Scientist Dian Fossey was born Dian Fozzey on 16th January, 1932 in San Francisco, CA, USA and passed away on 26th Dec 1985 Karisoke, Rwanda aged 53. She is most remembered for Study of Gorilla Groups, Gorillas in the Mist. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
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Relationship Statistics
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Details
| First Name |
Dian
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| Last Name |
Fossey
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| Full Name at Birth |
Dian Fozzey
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| Birthday |
16th January, 1932
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| Birthplace |
San Francisco, CA, USA
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| Died |
26th December, 1985
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| Place of Death |
Karisoke, Rwanda
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| Cause of Death |
Homicide
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| Buried |
Gorilla Cemetery at Karisoke Research Station, Karisoke, Eastern, Rwanda
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| Build |
Slim
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Lowell High School, San Franciso, CA
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| University |
PhD, Darwin College, Cambridge, BA, San Jose State University, College of Marin, Marin County, CA
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| Occupation Text |
Zoologist, Writer
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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| Claim to Fame |
Study of Gorilla Groups, Gorillas in the Mist
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| Official Websites |
www.findagrave.com/memorial/7412313, www.gorillas.org/about-gorilla/dian-fossey/
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Dian Fossey (, January 16, 1932 – c.) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her 1985 murder. She studied them daily in the mountain forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to work there by paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey. Gorillas in the Mist, a book published two years before her death, is Fossey's account of her scientific study of the gorillas at Karisoke Research Center and prior career. It was adapted into a 1988 film of the same name.
