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British primatologist and anthropologist who transformed our understanding of chimpanzees through her groundbreaking 60-year study in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. Beginning in 1960 without formal training, she discovered that chimps make and use tools, have complex social structures, and exhibit behaviors previously thought uniquely human. She founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 and the Roots & Shoots youth program. Now a UN Messenger of Peace, she has become one of the most recognized advocates for conservation, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability worldwide.
Source: Jane Goodall Institute