Dian Fossey

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Dian Fossey was an American primatologist and conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking long-term study and protection of mountain gorillas in Rwanda.

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instanceOf human
primatologist
burialPlace Karisoke gorilla cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stabbing
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1932-01-16
dateOfDeath 1985-12-26
educatedAt San Jose State College NERFINISHED
employer Karisoke Research Center NERFINISHED
National Geographic Society NERFINISHED
familyName Fossey NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork conservation biology
ethology
primatology
founded Karisoke Research Center NERFINISHED
genre non-fiction
givenName Dian NERFINISHED
hasHonorificPrefix Dr.
hasSubject gorilla behavior
wildlife conservation
influenced mountain gorilla conservation policy
public awareness of great apes
influencedBy Jane Goodall NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Louis Leakey NERFINISHED
knownFor anti-poaching activism
gorilla conservation
long-term study of mountain gorillas
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath homicide
movement environmentalism
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent publication of "Gorillas in the Mist" in 1983
notableWork Gorillas in the Mist NERFINISHED
occupation conservationist
primatologist
writer
zoologist
participantIn conservation movement
placeOfBirth San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Karisoke Research Center, Rwanda NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
startTime 1967
studied mountain gorilla
workLocation Rwanda NERFINISHED
Virunga Mountains NERFINISHED

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Gorillas in the Mist mainSubject Dian Fossey
Gorillas in the Mist portrays Dian Fossey