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Birth
She was borned in 3 of April 1934, with the name Valerie Jane Morris Goodall in Londres, England to Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall, a businessman, and Margaret Myfanwe Joseph, a novelist.
Goodall has a sister, Judith, who shares the same birthday. They were born four years apart. -
how did they do their research?
At the beginning it was not easy since the chimpanzees rejected it but little by little the animals became accustomed to the presence of Jane. -
Personal life
Jane Goodall had married twice. The 28th March of 1964 she got married with Hugo van Lawick he is a photographer of wild life. They had one child named Hugo Eric Louis born in 1967. They got divorced in 1974. The next year she got married with Derek Bryceson. In 1980 Derek Bryceson died of cancer. -
how did your project begin?
From 1964 I formed a team with whose help he collected and processed the information obtained until then -
How she managed to go to Africa
With just twenty-three years old in 1957, after studying secretarial work and working in a documentary company in England, and thanks to the invitation of a friend to move to Nairobi, he was able to travel to Africa, although before, to afford the ticket, he worked several months of waitress. -
Travel to Africa
Jane have always like the animals and also Africa. In 1958
a friend of Jane say her that she has to go to London to study the behavior of aps with Osman Hill and John Napier. In 14th of July of 1960 Jane go to the National Park Gombe Stream, and she became in the first of Trimates and her mother go with her. -
First Book
Her first book was in 1969, the title was My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees Washington. This book has help with National Geographic Society. After, Jane Goodall took out twenty-five books, eleven of these for children. -
Jane Goodall Institute
In 1977, found the Jane Goodall Institute , which supports the Gombe research, and she is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. With nineteen offices around the world, is recognised for community-centred conservation and development programs in Africa.
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Awards
Jane has get a lot of awards for her job. She was named the Lady Commander in the Order of the British Empire in 2004. In April 2002, General Secretary Kofi Annan appointed Goodall Messenger of Peace of the United Nations. One of the best awards that she get was the Tyler award for environmental achievements.
