Bernhard Grzimek
German zoo director and author (1909-1987) · Germany · On the map · Directors · Died at 77
Bernhard Klemens Maria Hoffbauer Pius Grzimek was a German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editor, and animal conservationist in postwar West Germany. During the Third Reich, he served as a veterinarian in the army.
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Heut' abendSeries1977
Auf los geht's losSeries1976Das ist Ihr LebenSeries1974Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1969Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1968Tie Man of the YearAward1964Die DrehscheibeSeries1960Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature FilmAward1959
Serengeti Shall Not DieFilm, Director, Writer1958Schwalben am SpießFilm, Director1957Zum blauen BockSeries1956Ein Platz für TiereSeries, Creator
No Place for Wild AnimalsFilm, 1956Director, Writer1955Auf NilpferdpfadenFilm, ProducerEin Fabeltier fliegt nach DeutschlandFilm, 1955Director, Producer1954
Gast der BambutiFilm, Director1953Besuch bei TierenFilm, Director1951Ein Tag im Frankfurter ZooFilm, Director1948
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After World War II, he popularized the study of animals and an interest in wildlife in Germany, becoming the public face of Frankfurt Zoo, producing a popular German magazine called Das Tier, giving radio talks and appearing on a popular television series Ein Platz für Tiere [A place for animals] in the 1950s and 60s, apart from producing a multi-volume encyclopedia on animals. He wrote another book Kein Platz für wilde Tiere [No Place for Wild Animals] (1954) which was later produced as a documentary on the problems of African wildlife. Along with his son Michael Grzimek he produced a documentary Serengeti Shall Not Die which won an Oscar. He was involved in popularizing African wildlife and was involved in wildlife conservation in Africa, particularly in the Serengeti. He served as a government advisor on conservation and campaigned against the use of animal furs for fashion. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym "Clemens Hoffbauer".
