| LC control no. | n 80118332 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fossey, Dian |
| Variant(s) | Fosse, Daĭan |
| Associated country | United States Rwanda |
| Birth date | 1932-01-16 |
| Death date | 1985-12-27 |
| Place of birth | San Francisco (Calif.) |
| Place of death | Parc national des volcans (Rwanda) |
| Field of activity | Primatology Gorilla Habitat conservation Environmentalism |
| Affiliation | Karisoke Research Center |
| Profession or occupation | Primatologists Conservationists Environmentalists Authors |
| Found in | Kevles, B. Watching the wild apes, 1976. Mowat, F. Woman in the mists, c1987: t.p. (Dian Fossey) p. 1, etc. (6 yrs. old in 1938; d. 12/27/85) Gorilly v tumane, 1997: t.p. (Daĭan Fossi) t.p. verso (Dian Fossey [in rom.]) San José State Univ. Virtual Museum Web site, June 7, 2001 (Dian Fossey; b. 1932, Fairfax, Calif.) Information from 678 field, converted 2014-04-16 (Karisoke Research Centre, Rwanda Mountains, Africa) Wikipedia, Oct. 17, 2013 (Dian Fossey, born January 16, 1932 in San Francisco, California and died, December 27, 1985 in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda; an American primatologist who studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda in their natural environments and became an active conservationist and environmentalist) |
| Associated language | eng |
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