BIOLOGIST

Desmond Morris

1928 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Desmond Morris is the 269th most popular biologist (down from 217th in 2019), the 1,483rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,257th in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Biologist.

Desmond Morris is most famous for his book "The Naked Ape" which was published in 1967. This book is a study of human behaviour, with a focus on the influence of the environment on human evolution.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Desmond Morris ranks 269 out of 1,097Before him are David Goodall, Carl Sigismund Kunth, Friedrich Parrot, Erik Pontoppidan, Alexander von Middendorff, and Carl Gustav Carus. After him are Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, Francisco Varela, C. L. Gloger, Jack W. Szostak, Carl Ludwig Blume, and Leopold Fitzinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Desmond Morris ranks 130Before him are Juan María Bordaberry, Djivan Gasparyan, Helen Frankenthaler, Hayden White, James Randi, and Al Lettieri. After him are Sol LeWitt, Edward Albee, Anne Sexton, Sid Watkins, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, and Peter Naur.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Desmond Morris ranks 1,483 out of 8,785Before him are David Thewlis (1963), Claire Forlani (1971), Princess Marie of Orléans (1865), Malcolm Lowry (1909), Charles Rolls (1877), and Victor Turner (1920). After him are Edward Fox (1937), Marc Bolan (1947), Emily Davison (1872), Charles Bennett (1870), Tom Scott (1984), and Cicely Saunders (1918).

Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Desmond Morris ranks 46Before him are Thomas Browne (1605), John Lindley (1799), William Aiton (1731), Charles Bell (1774), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), and David Goodall (1914). After him are Jack W. Szostak (1952), John Gould (1804), George Bentham (1800), Edward Turner Bennett (1797), George Arnott Walker-Arnott (1799), and John Gurdon (1933).