Dame Jane Goodall Goodall in October 2010 Born 3 April 1934 (1934-04-03) (age 76) London, England, U.K. Residence UK, Tanzania Alma mater University of Cambridge Known for Study of chimpanzees, conservation Notable awards DBE (2004) Dame Jane Morris Goodall, DBE (born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall on 3 April 1934), is a British primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN Messenger of Peace. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 45-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues..