Bernhard Grzimek

Bernhard Klemens Maria Hoffbauer Pius Grzimek (; 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 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''". Provided by Wikipedia