Frans de Waal

Frans de Waal was a Dutch-American primatologist and ethologist, and the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior at Emory University in Atlanta. He is best known for Chimpanzee Politics (1982) and Our Inner Ape. His research centered on primate social behavior, including conflict resolution, cooperation, and food-sharing, and his other books include Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? He died in 2024.