Dian
Fossey
Born in San Francisco, California, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Edward Fossey III
and Hazel (Kidd) Price
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died about
at about age 53
in Karisoke Research Center, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Profile last modified
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Biography
Dian Fossey is Notable.
Dian was born in 1932. She was the daughter of George Fossey and Kathryn Kidd.[1]
In the 1940 census Dian Price (age 8) was the stepdaughter of Richard Price in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States.[2]
- Richard Price M White 28 Married Head California
- Hazel Price F White 30 Married Wife Arkansas
- Dian Price F White 8 Single Stepdaughter California
Dian was an American zoologist who undertook an extensive study of gorilla groups over a period of 18 years. She studied them daily in the mountain forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to work there by anthropologist Louis Leakey. Her 1983 book, Gorillas in the Mist, combines her scientific study of the mountain gorilla at Karisoke Research Center with her own personal story. It was adapted into a 1988 film.
Fossey was murdered in December 1985 at her Karisoke Research Center, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. She was mentioned on a memorial in Gorilla Cemetery at Karisoke Research Station, Karisoke, Eastern, Rwanda with a death date of 26 December 1985.[3]
See also: Wikipedia - Dian Fossey
Sources
- ↑ Birth:"California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database
citing San Francisco, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento
FamilySearch Record: VLJS-KSV (accessed 23 April 2024)
Dian Fossey born on 16 Jan 1932, daughter of Kidd, in San Francisco, California, United States. - ↑ 1940 Census:"United States Census, 1940," database with images
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 46; Digital film/folder number: 005456398; Image number: 268; Sheet number: 67; Sheet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: K9DQ-2YM (accessed 23 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MT-64R6
Dian Price (8), single stepdaughter, in household of Richard Price (28) in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. Born in California. - ↑ Memorial:"Find a Grave," database with images
Find A Grave: Memorial #7412313 (accessed 23 April 2024)
Memorial page for Dr Dian Fossey (16 Jan 1932-26 Dec 1985), citing Gorilla Cemetery at Karisoke Research Station, Karisoke, Eastern, Rwanda; Maintained by Find a Grave.
"NYIRAMACHABELLI"
NO ONE LOVED GORILLAS MORE
REST IN PEACE, DEAR FRIEND
ETERNALLY PROTECTED
IN THIS SACRED GROUND
FOR YOU ARE HOME
WHERE YOU BELONG".
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