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Karl von Frisch



Frisch, Karl von (1886–1984), Austrian zoologist best known for his studies of bee behavior, perception, and communication, discovering the “dance of the bees.” With Nikolaas Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz, he was awarded the 1973 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for his work.



See also: Zoology.

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