George Schaller

George Beals Schaller
Schaller at a 2005 lecture in the Beijing Zoo
Born	1933 Berlin, Germany
Residence	Connecticut
Fields	Biologist, conservationist
Institutions	Panthera, Wildlife Conservation Society
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known for	Mountain gorilla conservation
Influenced	Dian Fossey
Notable awards	National Geographic Lifetime Achievement Award Guggenheim Fellowship World Wildlife Fund Gold Medal International Cosmos Prize (1996) Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement National Book Award Indianapolis Prize

George Beals Schaller (born 1933) is a German-born American mammalogist, biologist, conservationist and author. Schaller is recognized by many as the world's preeminent field biologist, studying wildlife throughout Africa, Asia and South America. Born in Berlin, Schaller grew up in Germany, but moved to Missouri as a teen. He is vice president of Panthera Corporation and serves as chairman of their Cat Advisory Council along with renowned conservationist and Panthera CEO Alan Rabinowitz. Schaller is also a senior conservationist at the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society.

Schaller received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alaska in 1955, and went on to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to obtain his PhD in 1962. From 1962 to 1963, he was a fellow at the Behavioral Sciences department of Stanford University. From 1963 to 1966, Schaller served as research associate for the Johns Hopkins University Pathobiology department, and from 1966 to 1972, served as the Rockefeller University's and New York Zoological Society's research associate in research and animal behavior as part of the Institute for Research in Animal Behavior. From 1972 to 1979, he served as Coordinator of the Center for Field Biology and Conservation, which replaced the IRAB. He then served as Director of the New York Zoological Society's International Conservation Program from 1979 to 1988.