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Heini Hediger

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Birthplace: Basel, Basel-Stadt, BS, Switzerland
Death: August 29, 1992 (83)
Bern, Bern District, BE, Switzerland
Managed by: Alex Bickle
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About Heini Hediger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heini_Hediger

Heini Hediger (30 November 1908 in Basel - 29 August 1992 in Bern) was a Swiss biologist noted for work in proxemics in animal behavior and is known as the "father of zoo biology". Hediger was formerly the director of Tierpark Dählhölzli (1938–1943), Zoo Basel (1944–1953) and Zürich Zoo (1954–1973).

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Heini Hediger's Timeline

1908
November 30, 1908
Basel, Basel-Stadt, BS, Switzerland
1992
August 29, 1992
Age 83
Bern, Bern District, BE, Switzerland