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Olive baboon. Primatology is the scientific study of non-human primates. [1] It is a diverse discipline at the boundary between mammalogy and anthropology, and researchers can be found in academic departments of anatomy, anthropology, biology, medicine, psychology, veterinary sciences and zoology, as well as in animal sanctuaries, biomedical research facilities, museums and zoos. [2]
John Russell Napier, MRCS, LRCP, D.Sc. (11 March 1917 – 29 August 1987) was a British primatologist, paleoanthropologist, and physician, who is notable for his work with Homo habilis and OH 7, [3] as well as on human and primate hands/feet.
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Mireya Mayor (born 1973) is an American anthropologist, primatologist, and wildlife correspondent for National Geographic, part of a research expedition that discovered a new species of lemur, considered the world’s smallest primate.
Patricia Chapple Wright (born September 10, 1944) is an American primatologist, anthropologist, and conservationist.Wright is best known for her extensive study of social and family interactions of wild lemurs in Madagascar.
Richard Walter Wrangham (born 1948) is an English anthropologist and primatologist; he is Professor of Biological Anthropology at Harvard University. His research and writing have involved ape behavior, human evolution, violence, and cooking.
Dian Fossey (/ d aɪ ˈ æ n / dy-AN; January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her murder in 1985. [1]
William Charles Osman Hill was born on 13 July 1901 [1] the son of James Osman Hill and his wife, Fanny Martin. [2]He was educated first at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys in Birmingham, [1] [3] and later obtained his degrees from the University of Birmingham. [1]