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Born
London, England -
High School Certificate
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Higher Certificate
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Discovers that Chimpanzees eat meat
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Discovers that Chimpanzees make and use tools
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Established Camp in the Gombe Stream Reserve
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National Geographic - First cover story
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Married to Baron Hugo van Lawick
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Received Ph.D in Ethology
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The film Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees
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Son Hugo, Jr. Born
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Visiting Professorship in Psychiatry
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First Major Text In the Shadow of Man
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Honorary Professor of Zoology
University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania -
Divorced van Lawick
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Gold Medal of Conservation
From San Diego Zoological Society -
Married Derek Bryceson
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Observed Cannibalism in the Gombe Chimpanzees
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Founded the Jane Goodall Institute
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Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize
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Becomes an Activist
Starts educating the public about the unethical treatment of chimpanzees -
Schweitzer Medal of the Animal Welfare Institute
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National Geographic Society Centennial Award
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Book The Chimpanzee Family Book
Received Unicef Childrens Book of the Year Award -
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
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Book Through a Window
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Roots and Shoots is Founded
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Tchimpounga Sanctuary Founded
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Starts Community-Conservation work in Western Tanzania
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Institute begins to leverage science in conservation work
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Messenger of Peace by the United Nations
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Dame of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II
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Named UN Messenger of Peace
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Institute Establishes First Formal Conservation action plan
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Book Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the Plants with Gail Hudson
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Continues to work with the Institute