Desmond Morris
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Desmond John Morris FLS hon. caus. was an English zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He was known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape, and for his television programmes such as Zoo Time.
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Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghAlso won Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
Gerald DurrellAlso won Goncourt des animaux
Ernst MayrAlso won Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of LondonLilian Jackson BraunAlso won Goncourt des animaux
David AttenboroughAlso won Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
Anny DupereyAlso won Goncourt des animauxAbout this person
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United KingdomCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2026 · aged 98
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