Bernhard Klemens Maria Hoffbauer Pius Grzimek, born on 24 April 1909 and died on 13 March 1987, was a German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editor and animal conservationist in postwar West Germany. After World War II he popularized the study of animals and created an interest in wildlife in Germany, becoming the public face of the Frankfurt Zoo, producing the popular German magazine Das Tier, giving radio talks and appearing on the television series Ein Platz fuer Tiere in the 1950s and 1960s, alongside producing a multi-volume encyclopedia of animals.
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1956: 2 Golden Bears for Kein Platz für wilde Tiere in the categories International Documentary and Audience Award
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Bernhard Klemens Maria Hoffbauer Pius Grzimek (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʒɪmɛk]; 24 April 1909-13 March 1987) was a German zoo director, zoologist, book author, editor, and animal conservationist in postwar West Germany.
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