Françoise Delord
Françoise Delord | |
|---|---|
| Born | Françoise Jeanne Lajunias Doucet 30 January 1940 |
| Died | 3 December 2021 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Ornithologist, zoo owner |
| Spouse | Jacques Delord |
| Children | 2 |
Françoise Jeanne Lajunias Delord (née Doucet; 30 January 1940 – 3 December 2021) was a French ornithologist and zoo owner who was the founder and director of ZooParc de Beauval. After acting at Bobino, Delord became an ornithologist, authoring two books on the topic in the 1970s. In 1980, she opened an ornithological park, which later expanded to become the ZooParc de Beauval in 1989.