Joaquim Veà Baró
Joaquim Veà Baró | |
|---|---|
Joaquim Josep Veà i Baró | |
| Born | 11 October 1958 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 23 February 2016 (aged 57) Barcelona, Spain |
| Resting place | Cementiri Municipal de Sant Sebastià, Sitges, Barcelona. Nínxol 587 41°14′11.7″N 1°49′03.2″E / 41.236583°N 1.817556°E |
| Other names | Ricard Baró, nickname as a photograph |
| Alma mater | Universitat de Barcelona |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Primatology |
| Thesis | Modelos funcionales en la conducta animal: Simulación de un sistema motivacional (in Spanish) (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jaume Arnau i Gras |
Joaquim Veà Baró (11 October 1958 – 23 February 2016) was a Catalan primatologist.
Baró was a student of Jordi Sabater Pi, as well as a biopsychology professor at the University of Barcelona and the director of the university's Primate Research Centre. His research in the jungles of Zaire and Veracruz focused on the relationship between the environment and behavior of primates, and changes in their relationships due to human activity.
He died in Barcelona on 23 February 2016, two years after being diagnosed with cancer.