Anne Innis Dagg

Anne Innis Dagg
Born January 25, 1933
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Citizenship Canada
Fields Biology, Zoology, Feminism
Institutions University of Waterloo
Alma mater University of Toronto (B.A., Biology, 1955)
University of Toronto (M.A., Genetics, 1956)
University of Waterloo (Ph.D., Animal Behaviour, 1974)
Known for Study of the giraffe in Africa, animal rights
Spouse Ian Dagg (m. 1957; his death 1993)
Children 3

Anne Innis Dagg (born 1933, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian zoologist, feminist, and author of numerous books. She has made a “significant contribution to giraffes worldwide in an unprecedented way.” [1]

Career

Anne Innis earned a master's degree in genetics from the University of Toronto. She went alone to Africa in 1956–57 to study the behavior of giraffe. On returning to Canada, she earned a PhD at the University of Waterloo, analyzing and comparing the gaits of giraffe and other large mammals. At the time this university did not hire women in the biology department, so she worked in a program where students did the hiring. Today she works in Independent Studies, an evolution of that Program. Her research produced over 60 refereed scientific papers on such subjects as homosexuality, behavior of mammals, sociobiology, feminism, sexism at universities, and the rights of animals. She has also written 20 books and over 100 articles on these topics.[2]

Personal life

Anne Innis’ parents were both academics, her father, Harold Innis, an eminent professor at the University of Toronto and her mother, Mary Quayle Innis, an author of short stories and books of history.[3] Anne Innis married Ian Ralph Dagg (1928-1993) in 1957. He taught at the University of Waterloo’s Physics Department from 1959 to 1993, and served as chair of the department from 1988 to 1993.[4] The marriage produced three children, Hugh, Ian and Mary, and ended with his death.[2]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 "Animals form friendships, Waterloo zoologist asserts". Waterloo Region Record. 9 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 Dr. Anne Innis Dagg, Zoologist, Feminist, Author, annedagg.net
  3. Mary Quayle Innis fonds, Archives and Manuscripts, Special Collections, Library, U. of Waterloo
  4. I. R. Dagg Memorial Scholarship, Undergraduate Studies Calendar, U. of Waterloo
  5. Lovvorn, James R. (Jan 1979). "Review: Wildlife Management in Europe by Anne Innis Dagg". The Journal of Wildlife Management. 43 (1): 279–281. doi:10.2307/3800677. JSTOR 3800677.
  6. Onn, Shirley A. (2002). "Review: Feminine Gaze by Anne Innis Dagg". Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada. 40 (1): 83–84. ISSN 0067-6896.
  7. Zeller, Anne (2009). "Review: Social Behavior of Older Animals by Anne Innis Dagg". Anthropologica. 55 (2): 415–417. JSTOR 25605502.

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