Konrad Zacharias Lorenz

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An Austrian scientist who studied animal behaviour and discovered that young birds follow the first moving thing they see

proper noun

: Konrad Zacharias Lorenz

Konrad Zacharias Lorenz received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking work on imprinting in geese.

Examples

Many students learn about the fixed action patterns described by Konrad Zacharias Lorenz in their first biology course.
The studies conducted by Konrad Zacharias Lorenz continue to influence research in animal behavior today.
The work of Konrad Zacharias Lorenz revolutionized our understanding of animal behavior.
Did you know that Konrad Zacharias Lorenz won the Nobel Prize in Physiology?
Konrad Zacharias Lorenz received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking work on imprinting in geese.
Many students learn about the fixed action patterns described by Konrad Zacharias Lorenz in their first biology course.
The studies conducted by Konrad Zacharias Lorenz continue to influence research in animal behavior today.

Synonyms

Konrad Lorenz

vsKonrad Zacharias Lorenz

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An Austrian scientist who studied animal behavior, especially birds

gives the scientist's full formal name

Surface Forms

Konrad Zacharias Lorenz main

Morphology

Konrad + Zacharias + Lorenz

This string is a personal name composed of given and family names that carry no compositional semantic information about profession or biography; knowing the constituent name tokens does not allow a B1 learner to infer ‘Austrian zoologist’ or the concepts of imprinting and innate behaviour. Proper names are arbitrary labels whose referential meaning must be learned from context, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

Konrad Zacharias Lorenz studied baby geese that would follow the first moving thing they saw, often him, and this strong following is called 'imprinting'. That's why his name is linked to the study of animal behavior and to the idea that some actions are 'natural' from birth.