Frans de Waal (1948–2024), primatologist who questioned the uniqueness of human minds
Credit: Erik S. Lesser/AP/Alamy Frans de Waal made an early but influential entrance onto the international scientific stage with his first book, Chimpanzee Politics (1982), which documented the intricate social manoeuvring of chimpanzees in Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands, during his PhD and postdoc years. de Waal showed that the chimpanzees often acted in … Read more