# Jane Goodall

Dame Jane Goodall is an English primatologist and anthropologist who is considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. Goodall is best known for her 60-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute.

## Quick Facts

- **Born:** April 3, 1934
- **Birthplace:** London, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British
- **Occupation:** university teacher
- **Category:** Scholars & Educators
- **Net Worth:** $10M (est. 2023)
- **Also Known As:** The Chimp Lady

## Overview

Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall was an English primatologist and anthropologist. Regarded as a pioneer in primate ethology, and described by many publications as "the world's preeminent chimpanzee expert", she was best known for more than six decades of field research on the social and family life of wild chimpanzees in the Kasakela chimpanzee community at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Beginning in 1960, under the mentorship of the palaeontologist Louis Leakey, Goodall's research demonstrated that chimpanzees share many key traits with humans, such as using tools, having complex emotions, forming lasting social bonds, engaging in organised warfare, and passing on knowledge across generations, which redefined the traditional view that humans are uniquely different from other animals.

## Wikipedia Context

This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Jane Goodall. English zoologist (1934–2025)

## Sources

Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodall

## Timeline

### 1934 — Birth
Birth of Jane Goodall.

### 2026 — Wikipedia Complement
Profile metadata and editorial blocks were complemented using Wikipedia and Wikidata references.

### 2026 — Profile Update
Structured profile components were updated to improve completeness.

## Quotes

> "Profile note: Jane Goodall was complemented using Wikipedia reference material."
> — Jane Goodall, Peoplebio editorial note (2026)

> "Editorial note: This block stores profile notes and source context, not attributed quotations."
> — Jane Goodall, Peoplebio editorial note (2026)

> "Source note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodall"
> — Jane Goodall, Peoplebio editorial note (2026)

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