Frans de Waal

Dutch primatologist and ethologist

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March 14 2024 Died of stomach cancer in Stone Mountain, Georgia at the age of 75.
March 14 2024 Passed away, leaving behind a profound legacy in primatology, having significantly advanced understanding of animal behavior, empathy, and social intelligence.
March 25 2022 Co-authored a scientific article titled 'The question of animal emotions' published in Science journal, exploring the emotional capacities of animals.
2021 Awarded Doctor Honoris Causa by Université Jean-Monnet-Saint-Étienne in France, recognizing his significant contributions to science.
2020 Won the PEN / EO Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in the United States, highlighting his excellence in science communication.
2019 Published the book 'Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves', which became a bestseller.
2018 Received Doctor Honoris Causa from Yale University in the United States, further acknowledging his academic achievements.
June 2018 Awarded the NAT Award by the Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona for his vision on animal behavior evolution.
2017 Granted Doctor Honoris Causa by Radboud University in the Netherlands, emphasizing his scholarly impact.
2016 Published the book 'Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?', which became a bestseller.
October 2016 Appeared as a guest on the BBC Radio Four program The Life Scientific.
2015 Wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times about the discovery of Homo naledi fossil species.
2015 Named Distinguished Primatologist by the American Society of Primatologists, acknowledging his significant contributions to the field.
2015 Appointed to the Eugène Dubois Chair at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
2014 Received the Galileo Prize (Premio Letterario Galileo) in Padua, Italy, recognizing his literary and scientific achievements.
2013 Published an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal discussing animal intelligence.
2013 Received Doctor Honoris Causa from Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
2013 Awarded the Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award.
2013 Elected as Foreign Member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities.
2013 Published the book The Bonobo and the Atheist, exploring human morality from a primatologist's perspective.
September 1 2013 Became a distinguished professor (universiteitshoogleraar) at Utrecht University in a part-time appointment while remaining at Emory University.
2012 Won the Ig Nobel Prize in the Anatomy category, a humorous award that celebrates unusual or imaginative scientific research.
2011 Awarded Doctor Honoris Causa by Colgate University in the United States.
2011 Featured in Discover magazine's '47 (all time) Great Minds of Science'.
2010 Wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times about God and morality.
2010 Knighted as a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.

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