Desmond Morris
Autore di La scimmia nuda: studio zoologico sull'animale uomo
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Desmond Morris was born January 24, 1928 in Purton, North Wiltshire, United Kingdom. He is a British zoologist, ethologist, author, and surrealist painter. After Morris' military service, he attended the University of Birmingham and graduated in 1951 with a First Class Honours Degree in Zoology. In mostra altro 1954, he received a D.Phil from Oxford University. After graduation, Morris was a Curator of Mammals at the London Zoo until 1966. Morris was a presenter of the ITV television program "Zoo Time" in the 1950s, but may be best-known for his 1967 best-selling book, The Naked Ape, which describes the evolution of human behavior from a zoological point-of-view. Morris has authored nearly fifty scientific publications. mostra meno
Opere di Desmond Morris
Biologia dell'arte: studio sul comportamento artistico delle scimmie nei suoi rapporti con l'arte umana (1962) 12 copie
Apes And Monkeys 2 copie
Evolution 1 copia
O casal a nú 1 copia
על כלבים ואנשים 1 copia
Observar 1 copia
The Illustrated Naked Ape 1 copia
Mistérios do Natal Livro 1 1 copia
על סוסים ואנשים 1 copia
Sevmek Dokunmaktir 1 copia
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- Nome canonico
- Morris, Desmond
- Nome legale
- Morris, Desmond John
- Data di nascita
- 1928-01-24
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Purton, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Purton, Wiltshire, England, UK
Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
London, England, UK
North Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Malta
Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland - Istruzione
- Dauntsey's School
University of Birmingham (BA|1951)
Magdalen College, Oxford University (D.Phil|1954) - Attività lavorative
- artist
zoo curator
zoologist
author
ethologist - Relazioni
- Baulch, Ramona (wife)
Morris, Jason (son) - Organizzazioni
- Zoological Society of London
British Army - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Fellow honoris causa, Linnean Society of London (2006)
Honorary Fellow, Zoological Society of London (2012) - Breve biografia
- [from Horsewatching]
Desmond Morris, an accomplished artist, TV presenter, film maker and writer, was born in 1928. Educated at Birmingham and Oxford universities, he became the Curator of Mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years. In 1967 he published The Naked Ape which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has changed the way we view our own species forever. Morris's books have been published in over thirty-six countries.
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- Voto
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- Recensioni
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- ISBN
- 610
- Lingue
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