Frans de Waal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Frans de Waal

Dutch primatologist and ethologist

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1948

Place of Birth: 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

Profession: psychologist, zoologist, university teacher, academic, non-fiction writer, primatologist, ethologist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Franciscus Bernardus Maria "Frans" de Waal (born October 29, 1948) is a Dutch primatologist and ethologist.
He is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior in the Department of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory, and author of numerous books including Chimpanzee Politics and Our Inner Ape.
His research centers on primate social behavior, including conflict resolution, cooperation, inequity aversion, and food-sharing.
He is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.