Desmond Morris

Desmond John Morris FLS hon. caus. (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. He is known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape, and for his television programmes such as Zoo Time.

Desmond Morris

FLS hon. caus.
Morris in 1969
Born
Desmond John Morris

(1928-01-24) 24 January 1928
Purton, Wiltshire, England
Alma mater
  • University of Birmingham
  • University of Oxford
Occupation(s)Zoologist and ethologist
Known forThe Naked Ape (1967)
Spouse
Ramona Baulch
(m. 1952; died 2018)
Children1
Scientific career
FieldsZoology
ThesisThe reproductive behaviour of the ten-spined stickleback (1954)
Doctoral advisorNiko Tinbergen
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