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Konrad Zacharias Lorenz ( German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnʁaːt tsaxaˈʁiːas ˈloːʁɛnts] ⓘ; 7 November 1903 – 27 February 1989) was an Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist. He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Karl von Frisch.
Konrad Lorenz (born Nov. 7, 1903, Vienna, Austria—died Feb. 27, 1989, Altenburg) was an Austrian zoologist and the founder of modern ethology, the study of animal behaviour by means of comparative zoological methods.
Jun 16, 2023 · Lorenz found that geese follow the first moving object they see. This process is known as imprinting, and suggests that attachment is innate and programmed genetically. Lorenz believed that once imprinting has occurred, it cannot be reversed, nor can a gosling imprint on anything else.
Feb 23, 2022 · Konrad Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and animal psychologist. He made major contributions to the study of animal behavior. Lorenz’s contributions to the fields of zoology, ornithology, and animal psychology led to him sharing the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1973.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1973 was awarded jointly to Karl von Frisch, Konrad Lorenz and Nikolaas Tinbergen "for their discoveries concerning organization and elicitation of individual and social behaviour patterns"
Konrad Lorenz. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1973. Born: 7 November 1903, Vienna, Austria. Died: 27 February 1989, Vienna, Austria.
Jun 27, 2024 · Salzburg University on Thursday posthumously stripped Nobel Prize-winning zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist Konrad Lorenz of his honorary doctorate due to his fervent embrace of Nazism, which he had denied after World War II.
