Which Tanzanian national parks director did Jane Goodall marry in 1975?

Jane Goodall married Tanzanian national parks director Derek Bryceson in 1975.

Bryceson was a British-Tanzanian politician and former member of Tanzania’s parliament. He became director of Tanzania’s national parks in the early 1970s, a role that brought him into close contact with Goodall and her chimpanzee research at Gombe Stream. His position helped protect the research project and supported restrictions on tourism in the area.

Goodall had previously been married to Dutch wildlife photographer Hugo van Lawick. They divorced in 1974, and she married Bryceson the following year. Their relationship had developed over several years, and they survived a plane crash together in late 1973 or early 1974.

A common mix-up is confusing Bryceson with van Lawick, who was Goodall’s first husband, or with Louis Leakey, the paleontologist who helped launch her scientific career. Bryceson died of cancer in October 1980.