János Kriesch
Male, Deceased Person
1834 – 1888
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Who was János Kriesch?
János Kriesch was a Hungarian hydro-biologist, zoologist, agronomist, corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He served as Director-General of Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden for a short time in 1868.
His zoological work has primarily focused on the inspection of fishes, furthermore he was among the first Hungarian representatives of Social Darwinism. One of his pupils was Lajos Méhelÿ. His son was Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch, a famous painter and artist.
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- Born
- Mar 29, 1834
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Education
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Died
- Oct 21, 1888
Budapest
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on July 23, 2013
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