Nadezhda Ladygina-Kohts

Nadezhda Ladygina-Kohts
Born(1889-05-18)May 18, 1889
DiedSeptember 3, 1963(1963-09-03) (aged 74)
NationalityRussian
Scientific career
FieldsEthology, Animal cognition
InstitutionsDarwin Museum in Moscow, Institute of Philosophy of the Soviet Academy of Sciences

Nadezhda Nikolaevna Ladygina-Kohts (Надежда Николаевна Ладыгина-Котс; May 18, 1889September 3, 1963) was a Russian zoopsychologist and comparative psychologist best known for her work comparing human and chimpanzee behavior, emotion, and cognition. She is the author of several books on ape and monkey behavior and served as the co-director of the first natural history museum in Russia.