India, March 26 -- Down To Earthspoke to Sinha, one of India's leading primate experts, about the legacy of the Dutch-American primatologist, who passed away recently
Anindya Sinha. Photo Credit: M D Madhusudan
Frans de Waal, a towering figure in the field of primatology, died on March 14, 2024 in Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States. He was 75.
For several decades, the Dutch-American scientist strode like a colossus in the discipline. He was the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior in the Department of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
De Waal was also director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory. He authored several books like Our Inner Ape (2005).
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