Heini Hediger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heini Hediger

Swiss zoologist (1908-1992)

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1908

Place of Birth: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Date of Death: 29-Aug-1992

Profession: zoologist, university teacher

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Heini Hediger (30 November 1908 – 29 August 1992) 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).