Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from …

Nov 11, 2025 · Dian Fossey (born January 16, 1932, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died December 26, 1985, Rwanda) was an American zoologist who became the world’s leading …

Dec 19, 2025 · Dian Fossey transformed our view of mountain gorillas while fighting to save them. But she was also a flawed obsessive whose murder remains a mystery to this day.

1 day ago · Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was murdered.

Among the most legendary scientists of our time, Dian Fossey went to Africa at the urging of famed anthropologist Louis Leakey and began her groundbreaking studies of gorilla behavior. …

Apr 2, 2014 · Dian Fossey was a zoologist best known for researching the endangered gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest from the 1960s to the 1980s, and for her mysterious murder.

Controversial American primatologist who waged an unrelenting battle to save the mountain gorillas of central Africa. Name variations: Nyirmachabelli (The Woman Who Lives Alone on …

Dec 8, 2025 · Dian Fossey was a trailblazing primatologist and conservationist whose dedication transcended science. Through her book Gorillas in the Mist and its subsequent film adaptation, …

Dian Fossey was an American primatologist and conservationist, born on January 16, 1932, in San Francisco, California. She is best known for her groundbreaking research on mountain …

2 days ago · Fossey—an American zoologist and former occupational therapist who dedicated her life to gorilla research and conservation—was 53 years old when she was slaughtered by an …