Background
CHALMERS, Neil was born on June 19, 1942 in Surrey. Son of William King and Irene Margaret (nee Pembleton) Chalmers.
CHALMERS, Neil was born on June 19, 1942 in Surrey. Son of William King and Irene Margaret (nee Pembleton) Chalmers.
Student, King's College School, Wimbledon, England. Bachelor in Zoological with 1st class honors, Magdalen College, Oxford, England. Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Behavior, St. John's College, Cambridge, England.
Lecturer in Zoology, Makerere University College, Kampala, Uganda 1966-1969. Scientific Director Natural Primate Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 1969-1970. Lecturer, subsequently Senior Lecturer then Reader in Biology, The Open University 1970-1985, Dean of Science 1985-1988.
Director The Natural History Museum, London since 1988.
(Book by Chalmers, Neil)
Author: Social Behaviour in Primates, 1979. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Music, squash.
Son of William King (deceased) and Irene Margaret (Pemberton) (deceased) C. Married Monica Elizabeth Byanjeru Rusoke, 1970. 2 children.