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Frans de Waal

Frans de Waal (1948—2024), author of Mama's Last Hug, was C. H. Candler Professor Emeritus of Primate Behavior at Emory University and the former director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.

Frans de Waal

Frans de Waal (1948—2024), author of Mama's Last Hug, was C. H. Candler Professor Emeritus of Primate Behavior at Emory University and the former director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.

Awards

Shortlisted — Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, 2017

Longlisted — ALA Carnegie Medal, 2020

Winner — PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, 2020

Shortlisted — Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, 2020

Longlisted — PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, 2023

Books by Frans de Waal