Karl von Frisch
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Natural History
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
Article abstract: Frisch was awarded the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his achievements in the relatively new science of ethology, which is the study of animal behavior. His studies of the social life of bees and the sensory capabilities of fish are particularly significant.
Early Life
Karl von Frisch was born on November 20, 1886, in Vienna, Austria, the youngest of four boys. His father, Anton, was the head of surgery at the Vienna General Polyclinic. Since his brothers were away at school when Frisch was very young, he amused himself...
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