THE name GEORGE SCHALLER came to me

Schaller at a 2005 lecture in the Beijing Zoo Born 1933[1] Berlin, Germany[2] Alma mater University of Alaska, University of Wisconsin–Madison Known for Mountain gorilla conservation Awards National Geographic Lifetime Achievement Award[3] Guggenheim Fellowship World Wildlife Fund Gold Medal International Cosmos Prize (1996) Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement National Book Award Indianapolis Prize Scientific career Fields Biologist, Conservationist Institutions Panthera, Wildlife Conservation Society Influenced Dian Fossey, Alan Rabinowitz