Antal Festetics, exactly german: Antal-Erwin Graf Festetics von Tolna ( hu, _) (born June 12, 1937,
Budapest
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,
Hungary
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), is a Hungarian-
Austria
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biologist
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,
zoologist
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and behavioural researcher. A student of
Konrad Lorenz, in 1973 he became a university professor and director of the Institute for Hunting Biology at the
University of Göttingen
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. In 1981 he became an
honorary professor
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at the
University of Vienna
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. In 1980 he became president of the
Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research
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. He was awarded for the establishment of national parks in Austria and Hungary, as well as the
Austrian State Prize for Environmental Protection in 1988.
Decorations and awards
References
The Culture Information System of the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
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1937 births
Living people
Hungarian biologists
Film people from Budapest
Hungarian zoologists
Austrian biologists
Austrian zoologists
Austrian people of Hungarian descent
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Recipients of the Austrian State Prize
Recipients of the Romy (TV award)
Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Antal