Frans de Waal

Summary

Frans de Waal is a human^[1]. Born in Q2766547^[2], he… he was born on October 29, 1948^[3]. He passed away in Atlanta^[4]. He died on March 14, 2024^[5]. He worked as a university teacher^[6], primatologist^[7], ethologist^[8], zoologist^[9], and photographer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month, #7,128 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Frans de Waal's place of birth was Q2766547^[2].
• Frans de Waal died in Atlanta^[4].
• Frans de Waal was born on October 29, 1948^[3].
• Frans de Waal died on March 14, 2024^[5].
• Frans de Waal held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[12].
• Dutch was Frans de Waal's native language^[13].
• Frans de Waal's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Frans de Waal worked as a primatologist^[7].
• Frans de Waal worked as an ethologist^[8].
• Frans de Waal worked as a zoologist^[9].
• Frans de Waal worked as a photographer^[10].
• Frans de Waal worked as an author^[14].
• Frans de Waal's field of work was ethology^[15].
• Frans de Waal's field of work was zoology^[16].
• Frans de Waal's field of work was psychobiology^[17].
• Frans de Waal's field of work was primate^[18].
• Frans de Waal's field of work was photography^[19].
• Frans de Waal was employed by Emory University^[20].
• Frans de Waal was employed by Utrecht University^[21].
• Frans de Waal's education included a stint at Utrecht University^[22].
• Frans de Waal's education included a stint at Radboud University^[23].
• Frans de Waal was educated at University of Groningen^[24].
• Frans de Waal's doctoral advisor was Jan van Hooff^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Frans de Waal is The Age of Empathy^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Frans de Waal is Q124356190^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1948-10-29^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2024-03-14^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: a0b18ce9-0d4f-4ee3-bc2d-9cbe8356a1f2^[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Q2766547^[2], Frans de Waal… he was born on October 29, 1948^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[13].

Education

Educated at Utrecht University^[22], a public research university^[33], in Netherlands^[34], founded in 1636^[35], headquartered in Utrecht^[36]; Radboud University^[23], a university^[37], in Netherlands^[38], founded in 1923^[39]; and University of Groningen^[24], a public research university^[40], in Netherlands^[41], founded in 1614^[42], headquartered in Groningen^[43]. Frans de Waal's doctoral advisor was Jan van Hooff^[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher^[6], primatologist^[7], ethologist^[8], zoologist^[9], photographer^[10], and author^[14]. Fields of work include ethology^[15], a branch of zoology^[44]; zoology^[16], a branch of biology^[45]; psychobiology^[17], a field of study^[46]; primate^[18], a taxon^[47]; and photography^[19], an artistic technique^[48]. Employers include Emory University^[20], a private university^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1836^[51], headquartered in Atlanta^[52] and Utrecht University^[21], a public research university^[53], in Netherlands^[54], founded in 1636^[55], headquartered in Utrecht^[56]. Frans de Waal supervised Jessica C Flack as a doctoral student^[57].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Age of Empathy^[26] and Q124356190^[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Pierre Bayle award^[58], an award^[59], in Netherlands^[60]; Ig Nobel Prize^[61], an ironic award^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1991^[64]; Ariëns Kappers Medal^[65], a science award^[66], in Netherlands^[67]; Arthur W. Staats Lecture for Unifying Psychology^[68], an award^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 1997^[71]; Los Angeles Times Book Prize^[72], an annual event^[73], in United States^[74], founded in 1980^[75]; and Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[76], a grade of an order^[77], in Netherlands^[78], founded in 1815^[79].

Death and Burial

Frans de Waal died on March 14, 2024^[5]. He passed away in Atlanta^[4]. The cause of death was stomach cancer^[80].

Why It Matters

Frans de Waal ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month, #7,128 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

FAQs

Where was Frans de Waal born?

Born in Q2766547^[2], Frans de Waal…

Where did Frans de Waal die?

Frans de Waal passed away in Atlanta^[4].

What did Frans de Waal do for work?

Frans de Waal worked as university teacher^[6], primatologist^[7], ethologist^[8], zoologist^[9], and photographer^[10].

Where did Frans de Waal go to school?

Frans de Waal was educated at Utrecht University^[22], Radboud University^[23], and University of Groningen^[24].

What awards did Frans de Waal receive?

Honors received include Pierre Bayle award^[58], Ig Nobel Prize^[61], Ariëns Kappers Medal^[65], and Arthur W. Staats Lecture for Unifying Psychology^[68].