How did Dian Fossey become famous?

Dian Fossey was born on January 16, 1932, in San Francisco, California. While working as an occupational therapist, Fossey became interested in primates during a trip to Africa in 1963. read more

Dian Fossey was a well-known American zoologist that was best known for her extensive study spanning 18 years of mountian gorillas in their natural rainforest habitat in Rwanda. She was encouraged by the famous anthropologist Louis Leakey. read more

After her death, Fossey's Digit Fund in the US was renamed the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. The Karisoke Research Center is operated by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, and continues the daily gorilla monitoring and protection that she started. read more

Dian Fossey — an American from California studied gorillas in Rwanda. She tried to protect her subjects from poachers and was eventually killed herself by them. Her research continues to this day under the sponsorship of the Dian Fossey Foundation. read more