Konrad Lorenz
7 November 1903 – 27 February 1989
Konrad Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and ethologist considered one of the founders of modern ethology, the study of animal behavior. He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries in individual and social behavior patterns, and is well known for his studies of imprinting in birds.
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Life events
Konrad Zacharias Lorenz was born in Vienna, Austria.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe earned a medical degree at the University of Vienna before turning to zoology.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe conducted foundational studies on imprinting, showing that young geese would follow the first moving object they saw after hatching.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was drafted into the German army as a military physician and was held as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe published the popular book 'King Solomon's Ring' describing animal behavior for a general audience.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe co-founded and directed the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology in Seewiesen, Germany.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe published 'On Aggression', a widely read and debated work on the biological basis of aggressive behavior.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe shared the 1973 Nobel Prize with Karl von Frisch and Nikolaas Tinbergen for discoveries in animal behavior patterns.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe died in Vienna at the age of 85.
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