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Take a look at Jane Goodall's nationality, net worth, and other interesting facts!
Most are the times that we humans see how fellow humans are being mistreated, and few of us take note of how animals are mistreated. Someone who realizes that animals also need the same care we humans need is considered more humane. Well, Jane Goodall is just that type of person. Jane took note and studied (primatology) the behavior of primates in order to take good care of them.
Career Highlights
Jane Goodall has experienced an exciting and successful career, to say the least.
Goodall has studied the behavior of chimpanzees for most of her life. In 1960, she started studying the Kasakela chimpanzee community in Gombe Stream National Park. She observed these chimpanzees closely, naming them instead of giving them numbers. Studying their personalities, she concluded that not only humans could have different personalities. While observing their traits, she deferred with whatever scientists said that only humans who are capable of making tools and that chimpanzees are vegetarians.
Family and Personal Life
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Goodall was married to Hugo Van Lawick, a photographer on March 28, 1964, at Chelsea Old Church, London. However, their marriage did not last until forever as the vows, and they got a divorce in 1974. The following year was a merry again as Jane married Derek Bryceson, who was by then a member of Tanzania’s parliament and the director of the country’s national park.
Husband's/Spouse's Name | Hugo Van Lawick (m. 1964; div. 1974), Derek Bryceson (m. 1975; died. 1980) |
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Children/Kids | Hugo Eric Louis(1967) |
Boyfriend/Girlfriend (Dating) | NA |
Civil Status | Married |
Nationality, Net Worth and Other Facts
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Full/Real Name | Valerie Jane Morris Goodall |
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Gender (Biological) | Female |
Age (as of today) | 89 years |
Date of Birth | April 3, 1934 |
Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
Nationality | British |
Height | 1.65 m, 5 feet 5 inches |
Weight | 50 kg, 110 lbs |
Net Worth / Wealth | $12 Million |
Occupation | Anthropologist, Primatologists |
Height, Weight, and Age
Jane Goodall's height is pretty average measuring 1.65 m. Jane Goodall weighs 50 kg. Being born on April 3, 1934, translates to an age of 89 years as of todays date (November 17, 2023).
Quotes
Certainly, if you look at human behavior around the world, you have to admit that we can be very aggressive.
Jane Goodall
As a small child in England, I had this dream of going to Africa. We didn’t have any money and I was a girl, so everyone except my mother laughed at it. When I left school, there was no money for me to go to university, so I went to secretarial college and got a job.
Jane Goodall
I was brought up to understand Darwin’s theory of evolution. I spent hours and hours in the Natural History Museum in London looking at the descriptions of how different kinds of animals had evolved, looking at the sequence of fossil bones looking gradually more and more and more and more like the modern fossil.
Jane Goodall
I think the most important thing is to keep active and to hope that your mind stays active.
Jane Goodall
It was both fascinating and appalling to learn that chimpanzees were capable of hostile and territorial behavior that was not unlike certain forms of primitive human warfare.
Jane Goodall