Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her murder in 1985. She studied them daily in the mountain forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to... Wikipedia
Born: January 16, 1932, San Francisco, CA
Assassinated: December 26, 1985, Volcanoes National Park
Buried: December 31, 1985, Gorilla Cemetery at Karisoke Research Station
Movies: Gorilla
Known for: Study and conservation of the mountain gorilla
Education: Darwin College (1970–1974), SJSU (1954), Lowell High School (1949), and more
Parents: George E. Fossey III and Kathryn "Kitty" Fossey