デズモンド・モリス

Desmond Morris is one of those rare minds who refused to stay in a single lane. Zoologist, ethologist, surrealist painter, television host, and the author who made millions reconsider humanity through The Naked Ape. What I admire most is his insistence on viewing humans as just another animal, stripped of vanity. That clear-eyed framing changed popular science writing forever. Living to ninety-eight, he kept the curiosity alive for nearly a century. I value popularizers who make difficult ideas genuinely enjoyable, and Morris did exactly that, turning rigorous observation into reading the public actually wanted. His legacy, to me, is intellectual generosity.

Name (English)

デズモンド・モリス

Name (Japanese)

デズモンド・モリス

Reading

でずもんど・もりす

Born

January 24, 1928 (age 98)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

Origin

Purton, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

ethnologist / ethologist / primatologist / zoologist / television presenter

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Magdalen College

Awards & achievements

• Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
• 2012 Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
• 1987 Goncourt des animaux

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://desmond-morris.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/DesmMorrisACCI
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9

Tags

• ethnologist
• ethologist
• primatologist

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.