Hediger, Heini

LC control no.	n 50027392
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Hediger, Heini *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
See also	Employer: Universität Zürich *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated country	Switzerland
Birth date	1908-11-30
Death date	1992-08-29
Place of birth	Basel (Switzerland)
Place of death	Bern (Switzerland)
Field of activity	Education, Higher Zoos Animal psychology Animal behavior
Affiliation	Universität Zürich Zoologischer Garten Basel Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern
Profession or occupation	College teachers Biologists Authors
Found in	Kleine Tropen-Zoologie, 1948. The psychology and behaviour of animals in zoos and circuses, 1968: title page (Dr. H. Hediger. Director of the Zoological Gardens of Zurich, Titular Professor in Zoosand Biology of Zoological Gardens in the University of Zurich) Wikipedia website, viewed September 16, 2021 (Heini Hediger (30 November 1908 in Basel--29 August 1992 in Bern) was a Swiss biologist noted for work in proxemics in animal behavior and is known as the "father of zoo biology". Hediger was formerly the director of Tierpark Dählhölzli (1938-1943), Zoo Basel (1944-1953) and Zürich Zoo (1954-1973).) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heini_Hediger> Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 1908)