William Homan Thorpe
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 39 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 1,1902 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Hastings |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | April 7,1986 |
| Died | Cambridgeshire |
| United Kingdom | |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Jesus College, University of Cambridge | |
| Awards | International Prize |
| Books | Learning and instinct in animals |
| Animal nature and human nature | |
| The origins and rise of ethology | |
| Science, Man and Morals | |
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| ID | 1231646 |
William Homan Thorpe Life story
William Homan Thorpe FRS was Professor of Animal Ethology at the University of Cambridge, and a significant British zoologist, ethologist and ornithologist. Together with Nikolaas Tinbergen, Patrick Bateson and Robert Hinde, Thorpe contributed to the growth and acceptance of behavioural biology in Great Britain.