Robert Ardrey
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Robert Ardrey was an American playwright, screenwriter, and influential science writer best known for his popular works on human evolution and the “killer ape” theory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Ardrey canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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playwright ⓘ science writer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName | Ardrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology popularization
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drama ⓘ ethology popularization ⓘ human evolution ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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non-fiction ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influenced |
popular understanding of human evolution
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sociobiology debate ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Konrad Lorenz
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Niko Tinbergen NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Dart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguing for biological bases of social behavior
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arguing for innate human aggression ⓘ popularizing the killer ape theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | popular science writing ⓘ |
| name | Robert Ardrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
human territoriality as biological
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killer ape theory ⓘ |
| notableWork |
African Genesis
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The Hunting Hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Social Contract NERFINISHED ⓘ The Territorial Imperative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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playwright ⓘ science writer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Guggenheim Fellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Africa (during research travels)
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United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wrote |
African Genesis
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The Hunting Hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Social Contract NERFINISHED ⓘ The Territorial Imperative NERFINISHED ⓘ plays for Broadway ⓘ screenplays for Hollywood films ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Khartoum (1966 film)