Desmond Morris
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1928 — Present
Zoologist and ethologist
Personal Info
- Born
- Jan 24, 1928
- Age
- 98
- Birth Place
- Purton, England
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Occupations Zoologist and ethologist
Known for The Naked Ape (1967)
Spouse Ramona Baulch
(m. 1952; died 2018)
Children 1
Scientific career
Fields Zoology
Thesis The reproductive behaviour of the ten-spined stickleback (1954)
Doctoral advisor Niko Tinbergen
Desmond John Morris FLS hon. caus. (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist, and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He is known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape, and for his television programmes such as Zoo Time.
Morris was born in Purton, Wiltshire, to Marjorie (née Hunt) and children's fiction author Harry Morris. In 1933, the Morrises moved to Swindon where Desmond developed an interest in natural history and writing. He was educated at Dauntsey's School, a boarding school in Wiltshire.
Known for The Naked Ape (1967)
Spouse Ramona Baulch
(m. 1952; died 2018)
Children 1
Scientific career
Fields Zoology
Thesis The reproductive behaviour of the ten-spined stickleback (1954)
Doctoral advisor Niko Tinbergen
Desmond John Morris FLS hon. caus. (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist, and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He is known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape, and for his television programmes such as Zoo Time.
Morris was born in Purton, Wiltshire, to Marjorie (née Hunt) and children's fiction author Harry Morris. In 1933, the Morrises moved to Swindon where Desmond developed an interest in natural history and writing. He was educated at Dauntsey's School, a boarding school in Wiltshire.
Life & Career Details
Occupations Zoologist and ethologist
Known for The Naked Ape (1967)
Spouse Ramona Baulch
(m. 1952; died 2018)
Children 1
Scientific career
Fields Zoology
Thesis The reproductive behaviour of the ten-spined stickleback (1954)
Doctoral advisor Niko Tinbergen
Desmond John Morris FLS hon. caus. (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist, and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He is known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape, and for his television programmes such as Zoo Time.
Morris was born in Purton, Wiltshire, to Marjorie (née Hunt) and children's fiction author Harry Morris. In 1933, the Morrises moved to Swindon where Desmond developed an interest in natural history and writing. He was educated at Dauntsey's School, a boarding school in Wiltshire.
Known for The Naked Ape (1967)
Spouse Ramona Baulch
(m. 1952; died 2018)
Children 1
Scientific career
Fields Zoology
Thesis The reproductive behaviour of the ten-spined stickleback (1954)
Doctoral advisor Niko Tinbergen
Desmond John Morris FLS hon. caus. (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist, and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He is known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape, and for his television programmes such as Zoo Time.
Morris was born in Purton, Wiltshire, to Marjorie (née Hunt) and children's fiction author Harry Morris. In 1933, the Morrises moved to Swindon where Desmond developed an interest in natural history and writing. He was educated at Dauntsey's School, a boarding school in Wiltshire.
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