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Bernhard Grzimek
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German zoo director and author (1909–1987)
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Bernhard Grzimek was a German zoologist, writer, film director, and television presenter. Born in Nysa, Poland, on 24 April 1909, he was educated at Leipzig University and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He worked for Hessischer Rundfunk and began his professional career in 1954. Grzimek was a member of the Nazi Party and the Sturmabteilung. He spoke German and resided in Johannisthal and Donnersdorf.
Grzimek received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film and was nominated for the same honor. His notable works include *Serengeti darf nicht sterben*, *Grzimek's encyclopedia of the animal world*, *Grzimek's Animal life encyclopedia*, and *Ursprung, Bau und Fähigkeiten der Säugetiere*. He was also recognized in the Academy Award Best Documentary collection. He died in Frankfurt on 13 March 1987 and is buried in the Ngorongoro Crater. His son was Michael Grzimek.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 April 1909
- Died
- 13 March 1987
- Works
- 47
Top works
- Grzimek's encyclopedia of the animal world
- Brockhaus. Bibliothek. Grzimeks Enzyklopädie Säugetiere. Ursprung, Bau und Fähigkeiten der Säugetiere
- Grzimek's Animal life encyclopedia
- Serengeti darf nicht sterben
- Savvalas Dzivnieki un Cilveks
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Film & TV
Nysa, Poland
Bernhard Grzimek was a German veterinarian, zoologist, animal rights activist, and behavioral scientist, long-time director of Frankfurt Zoo, wildlife filmmaker, author and editor of animal books, an encyclopedia of the animal kingdom named after him, and president of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Germany's best-known animal expert, regularly appearing on…
Known for
- Planet Wissen — Self (archive footage)2002
- Hochkant — Prolog1982
- Heut' abend — Self1980
- Auf los geht's los — Self1977
- Das ist Ihr Leben — Self1976
- Die Drehscheibe — Self1964
- Serengeti Shall Not Die — Self (voice)1959
- Zum blauen Bock — Self1957
- Ein Platz für Tiere — Self - Host1956
- Bambi — Self1948
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Key facts
- Born
- Bernhard Klemens Maria Hoffbauer Pius Grzimek , ( 1909-04-24 ) 24 April 1909, Neisse , Prussian Silesia , German Empire
- Died
- 13 March 1987 (1987-03-13) (aged 77), Frankfurt , West Germany
- Occupations
- television host, filmmaker, author, zoo director, veterinarian, businessman
- Years active
- 1954–1987
- Spouses
- Hildegard Prüfer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1930 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1973 ) Erika Grzimek ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 )
- Children
- 5, including Michael (1934–1959)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernhard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Nysa
- Place of death
- Frankfurt
- Child
- Michael Grzimek
- Occupation
- photographer
- Employer
- Hessischer Rundfunk
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Bernard Grzimek - Com L16-0617-0002-0001.jpg
- Residence
- Donnersdorf
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- Commons category
- Bernhard Grzimek
- date of birth
- 1909-01-01
- date of death
- 1987-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
- place of burial
- Ngorongoro Crater
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- relative
- Michael Grzimek
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Bernhard Klemens Maria Hoffbauer Pius Grzimek ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡʒɪmɛk]; 24 April 1909 – 13 March 1987) was a German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editor, and animal conservationist in postwar West Germany. During the Third Reich, he served as a veterinarian in the army. After World War II, he popularized the study of animals and an interest in wildlife in Germany, becoming the public face of Frankfurt Zoo, producing a popular German magazine called Das Tier, giving radio talks and appearing on a popular television series Ein Platz für Tiere [A place for animals] in the 1950s and 60s, apart from producing a multi-volume encyclopedia on animals. He wrote another book Kein Platz für wilde Tiere [No Place for Wild Animals] (1954) which was later produced as a documentary on the problems of African wildlife. Along with his son Michael Grzimek he produced a documentary Serengeti Shall Not Die which won an Oscar. He was involved in popularizing African wildlife and was involved in wildlife conservation in Africa, particularly in the Serengeti. He served as a government advisor on conservation and campaigned against the use of animal furs for fashion. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym "Clemens Hoffbauer".
Biography
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