Jane Goodall was married twice: first to wildlife photographer Baron Hugo van Lawick, and later to Tanzanian politician and parks director Derek Bryceson.

Quick Scoop: Her Marriages

  • Jane Goodall’s first husband was Baron Hugo van Lawick , a Dutch nobleman and National Geographic wildlife photographer she married in 1964.
  • Her second husband was Derek Bryceson , a Tanzanian government official who directed the country’s national parks; they married in 1975.

She remained close professionally with van Lawick after their 1974 divorce, and she was widowed when Bryceson died of cancer in 1980.