LOS ANGELES — Renowned primate researcher Jane Goodall died of cardiac arrest, according to her death certificate obtained by media outlets on Monday nearly three weeks after she died in her sleep.

Renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall, one of the world’s leading authorities on primates, died in her sleep from cardiopulmonary arrest while on a speaking tour, a California coroner has revealed.

UPDATE 10/20/2025 12:00 p.m. ET: Jane Goodall's cause of death has reportedly been revealed nearly three weeks after her death at age 91. Goodall died of cardiopulmonary arrest, a.k.a. cardiac arrest, ...

Dr. Jane Goodall was a beloved researcher, primatologist, zoologist and overall celebrity scientist. The late 91-year-old London, England, native died in her sleep while she was on her speaking tour ...

Jane Elizabeth (Jones) Nichols, 58, of Boonville, IN left this world on October 11, 2025, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. Jane was born on March 8, 1967, to the late James William Jones Sr., and Doris ...

The moment was completely unexpected. It came in 2013, when Jane Goodall was 79, and was helping return a chimpanzee called Wounda to the wild. They had not met before. As Wounda ventured nervously ...

Jane Lerro Schultz, 79, formerly of Chicagoland passed away peacefully surrounded by family October 3, 2025. Jane was a devoted wife to Kurt L. Schultz and beloved mother of Jane Ellen, Melissa Anne ...