Konrad Lorenz

~Became professor of psychology at the University of Königsberg ~In 1939-1945, World War 2 interrupted academic career. ~Served as doctor in German army until captured byRussians in 1944. ~Four years later, was released and returned to Altenberg.~Wrote popular accounts like Man meets dog.

Konrad Lorenz died on February 27, 1989, in Altenberg, Austria.

The great Austrian zoologist, animal psychologist, and ornithologis.

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Konrad Lorenz

In 1973 he became a Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology for "discoveries in individual and social behavior patterns."

He graduated from the University of Vienna as Doctor of Medicine in 1928.

~Born on November 17, 1903, in Vienna, Austria. ~Grew up in village Altenberg on Danube River with father/mother ~Father: Orthopedic surgeonMother:physician. Helped husband~Konrad loved keeping/opserving animals.

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