Gyula Madarász
Gyula János István Madarász (3 May 1858 – 29 December 1931), also known as Julius von Madarász or Julius Madarász von Nemeskisfalud, was a Hungarian ornithologist and nature artist, who worked at the Hungarian National Museum. He founded several Hungarian bird journals and a number of subspecies of bird carry his name, including ''Chloris chloris madaraszi'', ''Colluricincla megarhyncha madaraszi'', ''Eremopterix leucotis madaraszi'', ''Xanthotis flaviventer madaraszi''. A parrot species '' Psittacella madaraszi'' is also named after him. Early life and education Born in Pest, Madarász came from a wealthy family of minor nobility. His parents were Zsigmond Ede Madarász who had studied law and Szerafine Szabadffy. Because he was financially independent, he could devote his entire life to scientific work. He went to the Catholic Gymnasium in Pest and then the Piarist Gymnasium in Budapest (1877). After that he attended the University of Budapest, first studying medicin ...
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