Goodall

American  

[good-awl] / ˈgʊdˌɔl /

noun

1. Jane, born 1934, English primatologist and zoologist.

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Goodall Scientific  

/ gd′ôl /

1. British zoologist whose study of the life and habitat of the chimpanzee has greatly increased understanding of primate behavior. Goodall's research demonstrated that chimpanzees are capable of complex emotional relationships, and have the skill and intelligence to make tools. She has been a leader in international conservation efforts.

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Goodall

Losing Goodall and the visibility she brought was a blow, but the students were eager to act.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

The vision was conceived by Jane Goodall, the late, famed chimpanzee expert, and Margarita Pagliai, who founded Seven Arrows and Little Dolphins Preschool in the Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Only once before in recorded history has war between chimpanzees been documented, by none other than the late primatologist Jane Goodall.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

She established the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 to continue her research.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

The author and her mother, Vanne Goodall, in Gombe.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall