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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > key people in environment and society > Konrad Lorenz
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Konrad Lorenz  

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  • Konrad lorenz was an Austrian zoologist who is best known for his founding of the science of ethology, which is the study of animal behavior and is also associated with the work of Nikolaas Tinbergen. Lorenz graduated in the field of medicine, following in his father's footsteps, and then began a career of academic study, interrupted by a period of service in the German army during World War II. He was captured on the Russian front and not repatriated until 1948. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Lorenz, Konrad]

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