CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr Francine Neago
French/British/green card for USA
Medical doctor
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EXPERIENCE |
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1965-1976
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- founded and operated a free medical clinic/hospital
in Indonesia - Studied the behaviour of the Great-Apes and their language. - Volunteered as veterinarian at the Surabaya Zoological Park in Indonesia |
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1977
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- Helped to design and build
the Singapore Zoo. Supervised and trained animal keepers, animal diets
and health. I wrote the first two brochures. - Lived inside a cage with eighteen Orangutans for six months to study their behaviour and communication. |
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1978 - 1989
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- Invited to the USA by the University of
California, USA (UCLA) -I organised & directed the first orangutan language study in the world. The study included : Teaching an ape named Bulan the language arts of English, sign language and computer, spelling in a phonetic alphabet the method devised by me. - The amazing results led to scientific publications and a revision of children's teaching methods. |
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1980
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-I organised the rehabilitation of chimpanzees from cages in laboratories to the Lion Country Safari in Florida USA |
| 1990 - 1995 | - lived in the jungle of Costa Rica while rehabilitating local wildlife. |
| 1996 - 1997 | - Lived in private zoo in Riau Province in Sumatra, while organising a site for the rehabilitaion of endangered wildlife and obtaining required licenses |
| LECTURES | - Lectured world-wide on the topic of the great Apes and their survival and language. Educating the public about primates and their preservation |
| FILMS | - Still using own funds made two films about orangutans and the destruction of their habitat. These films were shown on international television channels. |
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SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
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- Several scientific papers were published by the New
York Journal of primatology |
| RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| DR MOOR JANKOWSKI Chief of Primate Research for the City of New York New York University, New York Director of GAPP since 1978 |
WALLY SWET Director of Primarily Primates P.O. Box 1536 San Antonio, TX |
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FREDERICK KING, MD
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DR. LEO WHITEHAIR Chief of Primatology, National Institute of Health Building 31-5b Bethesda, MD 20014 |
| DR. ROLAND NADLER Primatologist, Yerkes Primate Center Emery University Atlanta, GA 30322 |
DR. ROGER FOUTS Chimpanzee Language Specialist Washington State University Ellensburg, WA |
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FRANCINE PATTERSON |
JANE GOODALL Chimpanzee Program, The Goodall Center Tuscon, AZ |
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