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Jun 08, 1943 Sacramento, California, United States 80 years old
American primate researcher
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About Roger Fouts
- Roger S.
- Fouts (born June 8, 1943) is a retired American primate researcher.
- He was co-founder and co-director of the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) in Washington, and a professor of psychology at the Central Washington University.
- He is best known for his role in teaching Washoe the chimpanzee to communicate using a set of signs taken from American sign language.Fouts is an animal rights advocate, citing the New Zealand Animal Welfare Act as a model for legal rights for the Great Apes (Hominidae), and campaigning with British primatologist Jane Goodall for improved conditions for chimpanzees.
- He has written on animal law and on the ethics of animal testing.
- He is also an adviser to the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics.He is married to Deborah Fouts, who was the co-director and co-founder of CHCI.
