In memory of our mentor: Frans de Waal (1948–2024)

Sarah F. Brosnan; Filippo Aureli; Kristin Bonnie; Sarah Calcutt; Matthew Campbell; Devyn Carter; Zanna Clay; Marietta D. Danforth; Timothy M. Eppley; Jessica Flack; Katie Hall; Sarah Huneycutt; Peter Judge; Darren Long; Amy Parish; Joshua M. Plotnik; Jennifer J. Pokorny; Stephanie d. Preston; Darby Proctor; Teresa Romero; Michael Seres; Malini Suchak; Peter Verbeek; Ann Weaver; Christine Webb

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In memory of our mentor: Frans de Waal (1948–2024)

Sarah F. Brosnan, Filippo Aureli, Kristin Bonnie, Sarah Calcutt, Matthew Campbell, Devyn Carter, Zanna Clay, Marietta D. Danforth, Timothy M. Eppley, Jessica Flack, Katie Hall, Sarah Huneycutt, Peter Judge, Darren Long, Amy Parish, Joshua M. Plotnik, Jennifer J. Pokorny, Stephanie d. Preston, Darby Proctor, Teresa RomeroMichael Seres, Malini Suchak, Peter Verbeek, Ann Weaver, Christine Webb

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The world lost a towering figure when primatologist Frans de Waal passed away on March 14, 2024. Many are aware of his multitude of contributions to the field. His ability to see what animals were actually doing changed how we viewed first primates, then other species. He shared these insights through both traditional scientific outputs, such as journal articles and scientific presentations, and less common outputs, such as 15 books and two TED talks viewed millions of times. What may be less well known is his impact as a mentor. Here, 25 of us who were Frans' graduate students, postdocs, and long-term research assistants share his personal impact on our lives.

Original language	English
Article number	e23668
Number of pages	17
Journal	American Journal of Primatology
Volume	86
Issue number	9
Early online date	1 Aug 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23668
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2024

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Brosnan, S. F., Aureli, F., Bonnie, K., Calcutt, S., Campbell, M., Carter, D., Clay, Z., Danforth, M. D., Eppley, T. M., Flack, J., Hall, K., Huneycutt, S., Judge, P., Long, D., Parish, A., Plotnik, J. M., Pokorny, J. J., Preston, S. D., Proctor, D., ... Webb, C. (2024). In memory of our mentor: Frans de Waal (1948–2024). American Journal of Primatology, 86(9), Article e23668. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23668

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