Marian Stamp Dawkins
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Marian Ellina Stamp Dawkins (born 13 February 1945) is professor
for animal behaviour
at the University of Oxford
, where she heads the Animal Behaviour Research Group. She has published several books, one of which has been translated into German
, and many peer-reviewed papers. She is considered an expert in animal welfare. She married evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins
on 19 August 1967. They divorce
d in 1984.
Professor
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for animal behaviour
Ethology
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, and a sub-topic of zoology....
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, where she heads the Animal Behaviour Research Group. She has published several books, one of which has been translated into German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, and many peer-reviewed papers. She is considered an expert in animal welfare. She married evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
on 19 August 1967. They divorce
Divorce
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d in 1984.