The scientist Dian Fossey

Dian Fossey

Living place: San Francisco

Birthday: 16-1-1932 (92 years old)

Population of US 1932: 124,840,471

Global rank: #28049

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Who is The scientist Dian Fossey?
American zoology who studied groups of gorillas in Rwanda and was an anti-poaching advocate. Her 1983 book, Gorillas in the Mist, sheds light on mountain gorillas at the Karisoke Research Center.
Her murder in 1985 remains unsolved but people who believe she was killed see her as an obstacle to the tourist and financial exploitation of the gorillas.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She received a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from San Jose State College.

Family life info

Her father, George E. Fossey III, was a sailor in the US Navy and she was, at one point, romantically involved with National Geographic photographer Bob Campbell.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling The scientist Dian Fossey?
She is friends and colleagues with Jane Goodall.

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When was The scientist Dian Fossey born?
Dian Fossey birthday 16-1-1932 (at the age of 92).
Where is The scientist Dian Fossey's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Dian Fossey was born in San Francisco, California- United States. is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Goat. Dian Fossey's global rank is 28049 and whose rank is 70 in list of famous The scientist. Population of US in 1932 is about 124,840,471 persons.
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Events in 1932 and 16-1

Events in US in the birth year of Dian Fossey

  • Congress sets up Reconstruction Finance Corporation to stimulate economy.
  • Veterans, known as the Bonus Marchers , march on Washington—most leave after Senate rejects payment of cash bonuses; others removed by troops under Douglas MacArthur.
  • Charles A. Lindbergh 's baby son kidnapped, killed. (Bruno Richard Hauptmann arrested in 1934, convicted in 1935, executed in 1936.)
  • Amelia Earhart is first woman to fly Atlantic solo (May 20-21). Background: Amelia Earhart's Legacy Remembered. Also see: Famous Firsts in Aviation

Birthday Dian Fossey (16-1) in history

  • Day 16-1 year 1547: Tyrant Ivan IV Vasilyevich has crowned the first tsar of Russia.
  • Day 16-1 year 1883: The U.S. Civil Service Commission established.
  • Day 16-1 year 1920: A year after it was ratified, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages, went into effect.
  • Day 16-1 year 1942: Actress Carole Lombard, the wife of actor Clark Gable, died in a plane crash.
  • Day 16-1 year 1991: Operation Desert Storm was announced by the White House.
  • Day 16-1 year 1992: The El Salvador government signed a peace treaty with guerrilla forces, formally ending 12 years of civil war.
  • Day 16-1 year 2001: Laurent Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was assassinated.
  • Day 16-1 year 2003: Space shuttle Columbia blasted off on what would be its final mission. The craft broke up on its descent on Feb. 1, killing all on board.
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