Konrad Zacharias Lorenz, was born in Vienna (Austria) on November 7, 1903. He was a recognized scientist within the field of zoology and ethology. His interest in the behavior of animals starts from his childhood, since during it he lived surrounded by extensive forests and rivers, with a full fauna, where birds were especially abundant.
Lorenz began his medical studies at Columbia University in the United States. He then returned to Austria and continued his studies at the University of Vienna where he obtained a degree in medicine (1928) and theology (1933).
During the years 1940 and 1973, he taught without any interruptions, teaching at the university level, in different higher education centers, among which we can name: the University of Königsberg, the Max Planck School of Physiology Seewiesen, the Altenberg's Comparative Ethology, etc.
His research was basically focused on the study of the teaching processes of birds, mainly of wild geese. After many years of study and observation, Lorenz discovered that the chicks end up learning to follow their parents, even if these are not their real parents, of course, as long as they have certain stimuli, whether visual or auditory, that incite to the reaction of young people. His original working methods and being in interaction with his object of study, made it possible to understand many of the animal behavior models.
All these studies that represented a great advance in the investigations about the behavior of animals of the pattern of adaptation and survival of the species, resulted in the birth of a new and interesting science: ethology. And it is when in 1939, Lorenz, together with his colleague ethologist Nicolaas Tinbergen, managed to found the renowned ethological school of animal behavior.
Thanks to all his scientific work and studies, especially for his findings about instinctual organization and behavior, whether from the individual or social point of view, Konrad Lorenz was recognized worldwide with the important Nobel Prize in Medicine in the year from 1973.
The work of Konrad Lorenz has served as a guide and motivation for all those who are passionate about the world of science. His general knowledge and his renewing genius served as a model for many academic institutes.
