Peter Wohlleben

Peter Wohlleben
Wohlleben in 2012
Born
Bonn, West Germany
Occupation(s)Forester, author
Notable workThe Hidden Life of Trees; The Inner Life of Animals; The Secret Wisdom of Nature; Can You Hear the Trees Talking?

Peter Wohlleben (born 1964) is a German forester and author who writes on ecological themes in popular language and has controversially argued for plant sentience. He is the author of the New York Times Best Seller The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate, which was translated from German into English in 2016.