Jane Goodall's Life

Birth

Apr 3, 1934

Ms. Goodall was born Jane Morris Goodall in London,England

Jubilee

Feb 8, 1935

When Jane was just over one years old her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. She carried Jubilee everywhere.

Leaving For Africa

Jan 1, 1957

Jane loved animals and Africa and this brought her to her friends farm in Kenya,Africa

Meeting Louis Leakey

Jan 8, 1957

While in Africa, Jane met Louis Leakey, a famous scientist, to talk about animals. Mr. Leakey hired Jane as his secretary.

Gombe Stream National Park

Jul 14, 1960

Mr. Leakey sent Jane to Gombe Stream National Park to study chimpanzee behavior.

Cambridge University

Aug 1, 1962

Leakey arranged for Jane to go to Cambridge University where she studied animal behavior and earned her degree.

Thesis-Behavior of the Free- Ranging Chimpanzee

Jul 7, 1965

Jane wrote and published her first book, "Behavior of the Free Ranging Chimpanzee"-describing her first five years at Gombe Park

JGI

Jan 1, 1977

In 1977, Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute-JGI that supports the Gombe Park research- which helps to protect Chimpanzees and their habitat.

Disneys Tree of Life

Jan 1, 1998

Goodall awarded Disneys Animal Kingdom award, a carving of her original chimp David Greybeard is on the Tree of Life