Hugo Eric Louis Van Lawick is also known as Grub Goodall is the son of Jane Goodall. Find out what happened to him.
Goodall is the subject of a new documentary on the National Geographic channel titled “Jane,” which explores how a young woman chose to embark on a male-dominated field and tirelessly dedicated her life to animals.
Created by Oscar-nominated director Brett Morgen, who originally stirred headlines for his 2015 film “Cobain: Montage of Heck,” it features over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives for over 50 years and later found within a storage locker in 2014.
In an interview, she admitted that being in another documentary about her life was getting tiresome.
She also explained about being apologetic to her son, Hugo Eric Louis Van Lawick. He was born when she was still in the middle of the jungle. He did not get to experience the luxuries.
The mother-son duo had their differences because of her passion for the apes. Since then, they have resolved their issues and become close again.
She always revealed that Hugo loved the new documentary.
Who is Hugo Eric Louis Van Lawick? Wikipedia and Age Details
Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick is the son of the famous American celebrities Jane Goodall and Hugo van Lawick.
The two met in the 1960s after National Geographic sent Hugo van Lawick to Africa to film Goodall’s work among the wild chimpanzees. They got married in March 1964.
His father, Hugo van Lawick Sr., retired in 1998 and died in 2002 at the age of 65.
Goodall and van Lawick Sr. divorced in 1974 when Grub was around seven years old.
Although he spent his early life in the wild, Grub later went to England for his education. He returned to Tanzania after school and worked in the African country as a boat builder.
Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick is 53 years old.
While in Africa, he got the nickname Grub. When he was still a little boy, he was sent to London to continue his studies.
Fortunately, Jane found love again with national park director Derek Bryceson. But he died of cancer five years after their marriage.
Hugo Eric Louis Van Lawick Grandchildren Revealed: Meet The Family
Hugo Eric Louis returned back from England and he married a local Tanzanian women. Identity of Grub’s wife is Maria. The couple is parents to three children, Marlin, Angela, and Nick.
His kids are all grown with their LinkedIn pages. The children followed the steps of their grandmother and ventured to protect the wildlife of Tanzania.
Marlin works as the ambassador to Jane Goodall Institute. Angela is just 19 but accompanies Jane on her expeditions to Tanzania.
Currently, the family lives at their residence in Dar es Salaam.
Grub’s daughter Angel van Lawick is involved in environmentalism and animal welfare. She completed her schooling from St. Constantine’s International School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and St. Constantine’s Intl School in Arusha, Tanzania.
Then in 2014, she went to Sonoma County in California to work with Doris Duncan, director of Wildlife Rescue, in placing orphaned barn owls with wild mothers at Lynmar Estate near Sebastopol. While in California in an interview she expressed her desire to attend college in Europe or the United States. Source
But that plan didn’t work and she returned back to Tanzania and completed her education from the University of Cape Town.
Grub’s son Merlin van Lawick
Jane Goodall’s grandson Merlin van Lawick
Grub’s son Merlin van Lawick is involved with wildlife activities. He lives in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with his parents.
Grub’s youngest son Nick van Lawick (Zorro)
Jane Goodall’s grandson Nick van Lawick
Nick van Lawick lives with his family in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He completed his schooling from Dar es Salaam Independent School and his college from John Leggott College.
Hugo Eric Louis Van Lawick Net Worth Explored: What Does He Do?
As of 2021, the net worth of Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick is still under review. We are unsure what he does.
According to our research, Hugo is a big-time climate activist. He also has an IMDb page with two acting credits.
Both are from his mother’s documentaries. Namely, they are The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall and Jane’s Journey.
For now, he is mysterious. Hopefully, he will reveal more about himself in the latest documentary Jane.