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Francine "Penny" Patterson (born February 13, 1947) is an American animal psychologist. She is best known for teaching a modified form of American Sign Language, which she calls "Gorilla Sign Language", or GSL, to a gorilla named Koko beginning in 1972.

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Penny

Last Name

Patterson

Full Name at Birth

Francine Patterson

Other Names

Dr. Francine "Penny" Patterson

Francine Patterson

Penny Patterson

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13 February, 1947

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BA in Psychology

Occupation

Animal Researcher, Author

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Doctor

Claim to Fame

Koko the gorilla's trainer

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The Gorilla Foundation-President

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Koko, Koko the Gorilla

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