Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Desmond Morris across 6 places, from 1928 to 2026.
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Desmond John Morris FLS hon. caus. (24 January 1928 – 19 April 2026) was an English zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Desmond Morris was documented, and when
24 January 1928exact date
Purtonattested“Desmond John Morris was born on 24 January 1928 in Purton, Wiltshire, to Marjorie (née Hunt) and children's fiction author Harry Morris.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1933year
Swindonattested“In 1933, the Morrises moved to Swindon where Desmond developed an interest in natural history and writing.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1948year
University of Birminghamattested“After being demobilised in 1948, he held his first one-man show of his own paintings at the Swindon Arts Centre, and studied zoology at the University of Birmingham.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1948year
Swindonattested“After being demobilised in 1948, he held his first one-man show of his own paintings at the Swindon Arts Centre, and studied zoology at the University of Birmingham.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1948year
Swindon Arts Centreattested“After being demobilised in 1948, he held his first one-man show of his own paintings at the Swindon Arts Centre, and studied zoology at the University of Birmingham.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1968year
Maltaattested“The book sold well enough for Morris to move to Malta in 1968 to write a sequel and other books.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
19 April 2026exact date
Naasattested“Desmond Morris died in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, on 19 April 2026, at the age of 98.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
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1946year
Wiltshirementioned“In 1946, Morris joined the British Army for two years of national service, becoming a lecturer in fine arts at the Chiseldon Army College in Wiltshire.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1946year
Chiseldonmentioned“In 1946, Morris joined the British Army for two years of national service, becoming a lecturer in fine arts at the Chiseldon Army College in Wiltshire.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1950year
Londonmentioned“In 1950 he held a surrealist art exhibition with Joan Miró at the London Gallery.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1956year
Londonmentioned“In 1956 he moved to London as Head of the Granada Television and Film Unit for the Zoological Society of London, and studied the picture-making abilities of apes.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1957year
Institute of Contemporary Artsmentioned“In 1957, he organised an exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, showing paintings and drawings composed by common chimpanzees.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1958year
Royal Festival Hallmentioned“In 1958, he co-organised an exhibition, The Lost Image, which compared pictures by infants, human adults, and apes, at the Royal Festival Hall in London.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1958year
Londonmentioned“In 1958, he co-organised an exhibition, The Lost Image, which compared pictures by infants, human adults, and apes, at the Royal Festival Hall in London.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1973year
Oxfordmentioned“In 1973 he returned to Oxford to work for the ethologist Nikolaas Tinbergen.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1973 to 1981period
Wolfson College, Oxfordmentioned“From 1973 to 1981, Morris was a Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
1979year
Japanmentioned“In 1979 he undertook a television series for Thames Television, The Human Race, followed in 1982 by Man Watching in Japan, The Animals Road Show in 1986 and then several other series.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
2018year
Republic of Irelandmentioned“After the death of his wife in 2018 he lived with his son and family in Ireland.”source: Wikipedia: Desmond Morris
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