Jane Goodall — Age, Birthday & Biography

Editor's Take:

Jane Goodall changed the way we think about animals. She went to Gombe in Tanzania in 1960 with no degree and great patience. She watched chimpanzees make and use tools, something scientists thought only humans did. She saw them hunt, grieve and form close family bonds. She gave them names, not numbers. Cambridge let her study for a PhD without a first degree. She later spent decades travelling the world to campaign for conservation. Her Roots & Shoots programme inspires young people in many countries.