Stories and Memories

With my daughter - who studies Biology - we visited Apenheul in The Netherlands to meet a young baby bonobo named after Frans. Here she is... "A young bonobo was born at the end of February. Both mother and baby are doing well. The baby is the first offspring for mother Pangi, who is doing incredib

Ik zag Frans voor het eerst presenteren tijdens de Tinbergenlezing bij de Universiteit Leiden. Sindsdien ben ik een nog grotere fan en gelukkig kreeg ik de kans hem te ontmoeten bij een lezing in 2019. Briljante ideeën van een hele vriendelijke man ... Hij wordt gemist.

Nous sommes chanceux d’avoir pu partager des moments de vie avec une personne lumineuse et exceptionnelle comme Frans. Son souvenir restera a jamais dans nos cœurs. Qu’il Repose en Paix. A Catherine tout notre Amour et notre Admiration. Famille ATTOBRA Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire West Africa. Frans

Querido, Frans: Gracias por tus ideas, tu dedicación y amor por los animales. Ha sido un gusto leerte, escucharte y poder conocerte el día que viniste a la UNAM. Como te conté tu investigación sobre la empatía, fue fundamental para mi primera tesis dejo aquí un poco de ese registro. Que tengas un bu

Chère Catherine, LA triste nouvelle, largement, relayée par les médias français, est venue jusqu'à nous. Je garde le souvenir de Frans , un ainé positif, rieur et enthousiaste, venant de Hollande,​ pays très exotique pour l'époque où vous nous aviez gentiment accueilli en 1974 pour une parenthèse bé

I first met Frans in roughly 1994, at a small program of the Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research, which we both attended regularly in those days.  I was immediately struck by his unusual blend of intelligence, humility, passion, kindness, and wit.  Over the years, I learned so much from

A very special meeting of Frans and another of the world's great ambassadors of bonobos- Claudine André, founder of Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary, DR Congo. In 2018, Frans joined me for a research visit to the world's only bonobo sanctuary- a place we have been doing research since 2011. It was an amazin

I’ve struggled this past week with finding the words to summarize over 20 years of wonderful moments that came from knowing Frans de Waal. He was more than a former professor, boss, and mentor. Frans, and his wife, Catherine, feel like family to me. Frans’ and Catherine’s  love and devotion to each

Frans de Waal was our guest at Maastricht University as a lecturer several times in the past years. He inspired people from our international university community and from outside our university with his lectures on his important research. He was a master in taking people along in his story. As head

English translation, see attachment below Frans ging in september 1966 biologie studeren aan de Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen. Zoals in die tijd gebruikelijk was sloot hij zich ook aan bij een studentenvereniging (Telemachus) en kwam daar terecht bij het jonge dispuut Quo Vadis. Dat onderscheidd

Dear Frans, I hardly know where to begin. Catherine has lost her loving husband, science a highly talented researcher, the animal world a friend, and I, my greatest role model. As a young guy, while my friends had posters of rock stars on their walls, I idolized someone else: Frans de Waal, the

Hi Catherine, This is Laura, the former postdoc who completed the operating room studies with Frans. I started teaching Medical Anthropology to undergraduates at Emory this semester. We had a Frans tribute class on Tuesday, dedicated to his research and its contribution to medicine. My students were

Op de foto met Frans, mijn jaargenoot, wat heb ik vaak jouw lezingen bezocht en je boeken gebruikt voor mijn lessen,

When I was 13 years old, I read Frans de Waal's books for the first time. To this day, his works influence my view of the world and humanity, especially our relationship to nature and our furry cousins. Unfortunately, I neglected to thank him during his lifetime for the knowledge and broadening of m

Frans and I shared a great love of elephants, after I spent 13 years doing full-time voluntary conservation work with wild, free-roaming, elephants in Hwange, Zimbabwe from 2001 to 2014 (documented in a highly acclaimed memoir titled ELEPHANT DAWN). But it was a wild Rainbow Lorikeet photograph that

We're all aware of the influence Frans has had on primatology, both as a scientific trailblazer (sparking primatologists' interest in coalitions, conflict resolution, empathy, and morality, among other topics) and as a popularizer of primatology for the general public, via his beautifully written,

I didn't have the honor to meet Prof. Frans de Waal personally, but I had the fortune "to meet" him through the reading of his books. Since I was a child I loved animals and lived them. To me, Prof. Frans de Waal has been a real "Maestro", as we say in Italy. I learned so much through his research,

Frans mentored so many people from different walks of life and areas of research and scholarship. His generosity, humor, and intellect made him very special. It is not comprehensible that he is no longer with us. I share a photo from a workshop in Sicily on morality. My daughter studies at Emory a

I knew Frans as Cat’s husband.  I was sitting one summer afternoon with a group of girlfriends on their screen porch when I heard Erik Satie played by Frans on the piano: A moment transformed into a timeless memory.  In my mind’s eye, Frans will always be seen from the garden, sitting in his study w

  An intellectual giant, incredible mentor, friend, and colleague – we have lost one of life’s true greats. It is difficult to overstate the impact that Frans had on the world of primatology and on all that knew and worked with him. Frans has been an incomparable presence in so many of our lives- in

Will always treasure the precious time spent when you both came to visit the sanctuary. It was heartbreaking to learn the news of Frans' passing. My heart, and kindest, healing thoughts go out to you Catherine. You two were two Peas in a pod.

Professor de Waal's passing hit me hard, just like everyone else here. I first encountered his work in a graduate metaethics course, where his ideas on the roots of morality blew me away. Fast forward a few years, and there I was, emailing him out of the blue for an online conference interview. To m

Frans and I knew one another for decades but never worked together. I reviewed almost all of his books from Chimpanzee Politics to Different. Every one was a jewel, taking primatology, especially chimpanzees, to a worldwide audience. We both came from a European ethological background, but he did mo

Saya Kurnia Ilham, dari Padang West Sumatra, Indonesia. Saya turut berbelasungkawa atas kepergian Prof Frans De waal. Saya memulai karir sebagai peneliti primata tahun 2012. Saat itu saya sangat tertarik dengan aspek aspek sosial primata. Tulisan tulisan prof Frans de Waal menjadi acuan acuan pent

How I love his writing. It is sad to know we, his readers, will never see another title from his hand again. I will miss that, I will miss him. His brightness, his mild irony, his immense knowledge. Frans de Waal confirmed in his books what I already knew deep inside. We are all animals, no better

C’est en mai 2023 que Frans a pris ce selfie, lors d’une très belle promenade dans le parc de Stone Mountain, autour du lac, peu de temps avant son terrible diagnostic. L’ambiance était au printemps. Nous étions joyeux d’être ensemble dans un si bel environnement. Ma fille Matilde était aussi avec

Frans en ik begonnen onze studie biologie in 1966. We deden samen practica, samen filosofie tentamen en haalden daar net voldoende voor. We zijn altijd vrienden gebleven en zagen elkaar met ons Nijmegengroepje minstens één keer per jaar samen met Catherine, ik mis hem, Catleen