Primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall was born April 3, 1934.

 

 

 Tanzania issued a multi series set featuring both Goodall and Gombe to celebrate the park’s 50th anniversary
Gombe 50 Years – The Jane Goodall Institute series
Tanzania’s post office released this set October 23, 2010

 Goodall’s began her groundbreaking research in July 1960, when she traveled to Tanzania to observe chimpanzees. 

When Jane Goodall entered the forest of Gombe, the world knew very little about chimpanzees, and even less about their unique genetic kinship to humans. She took an unorthodox approach in her field research, immersing herself in their habitat and their lives to experience their complex society as a neighbor rather than a distant observer and coming to understand them not only as a species, but also as individuals with emotions and long-term bonds. Dr. Jane Goodall’s discovery in 1960 that chimpanzees make and use tools is considered one of the greatest achievements of twentieth-century scholarship. Her field research at Gombe transformed our understanding of chimpanzees and redefined the relationship between humans and animals in ways that continue to emanate around the world. About Jane – Jane Goodall Institute USA