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Karl von Frisch | |
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 Gelatin silver print, c. 1926 | |
| Born | 20 November 1886 |
| Died | 12 June 1982 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Known for | bees |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973; Balzan Prize for Biology in 1962 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | ethologist |
Karl Ritter von Frisch (20 November 1886 – 12 June 1982) was an Austrian ethologist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973, jointly with Niko Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz.
His work was on the communication and senses of the European honey bee. He was the first to translate the meaning of the waggle dance. By doing the dance when they come back to the hive, honey bees indicated where they have found nectar, and other details.
His theory was disputed by other scientists and greeted with skepticism at the time. Only recently was it definitively proved to be an accurate theoretical analysis.[1]
- ↑ J.R. Riley, U. Greggers, A.D. Smith, D.R. Reynolds, and R. Menzel 2005. The flight paths of honeybees recruited by the waggle dance. Nature, 435, 205–207.