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Where was David Attenborough born?
Isleworth, Middlesex, England
What did David Attenborough's father do for a living?
David Attenborough's father, Frederick, was principal of the University College, Leicester.
Did David Attenborough have siblings?
Richard Attenborough and John Attenborough
Did David Attenborough's parents foster children?
David Attenborough's parents also fostered two Jewish refugee girls from Europe.
What did David Attenborough like to do as a child?
David Attenborough spent his childhood collecting fossils, stones, and natural specimens.
Did David Attenborough get involved in anything specific as a child?
David Attenborough heard that the zoology department needed a large supply of newts, which he offered through his father to supply for 3d each.
What made David Attenborough get more interested in dinosaurs?
A few years later, one of David Attenborough's adoptive sisters gave him a piece of amber containing prehistoric creatures

Question: What influenced him as a child?
Self-contained rewrite: What influenced David Attenborough as a child?