Karl von Frisch

(1886–1982) Beekeeper

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Karl von Frisch was a beekeeper, best known for Bees.

Quick Facts About Karl von Frisch

Born: November 20, 1886
Died: June 12, 1982
Profession: Beekeeper
Notable works: Bees

About Karl von Frisch

Karl Ritter von Frisch was a German-Austrian ethologist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973, along with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Karl von Frisch

The ant is a collectively intelligent and individually stupid animal; man is the opposite.

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I received my doctorate from the University of Vienna in 1910.

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University

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The bee's life is like a magic well: the more you draw from it, the more it fills with water

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Bees

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I have been a Professor Emeritus since 1958, and have continued my scientific studies.

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Science

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After the first exams, I switched to the Faculty of Philosophy and studied Zoology in Munich and Vienna.

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Nature has unlimited time in which to travel along tortuous paths to an unknown destination. The mind of man is too feeble…

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Destination

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I studied at a grammar school and later at the University of Vienna in the Faculty of Medicine.

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