Bernhard Grzimek

Bernhard Grzimek

April 24, 1909 – March 13, 1987
Place of Birth: Neisse, Prussian Silesia, German Empire
Place of Death: Frankfurt, West Germany

Bernhard Klemens Maria Grzimek (ˈɡʒɪmɛk; 24 April 1909 – 13 March 1987) was a renowned German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editor, and animal conservationist in postwar West Germany.