Gustav von Hayek (21 March 1836 in
Brno
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– 11 January 1911 in
Vienna
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) was an Austrian
naturalist. He was the father of
botanist
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August von Hayek
August von Hayek (14 December 1871 – 11 June 1928) was an Austrian physician and botanist born in Vienna. He was the son of naturalist Gustav von Hayek and the father of economist Friedrich Hayek (1899–1992).
In 1895 he obtained his ...
(1871–1928) and the grandfather of
economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
Friedrich von Hayek
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(1899–1992).
He studied
natural sciences
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at the
University of Vienna
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, and served as an assistant to naturalist
Andreas Kornhuber
(Georg) Andreas von Kornhuber (2 August 1824, Kematen, Oberösterreich – 21 April 1905, Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist and paleontologist.
In 1850 he earned his doctorates in philosophy and medicine from the University of Vienna, followed ...
(1824–1905). Following graduation in 1869, he worked as a ''Gymnasialprofessor'' of
natural sciences
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and
chemistry
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in
Vienna
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(1869 to 1901). He was secretary of the ''Comité international permanent ornithologique''.
He was the author of a popular textbook for secondary school students, titled "''Illustrierter Leitfaden der Naturgeschichte des Thierreiches''" (Illustrated guide to the
natural history of the animal kingdom, 1876). He was also author of the four volume "''Handbuch der Zoologie''", published from 1877 to 1893:
* Volume I: Protozoa, Coelenterata, Echinodermata und Vermes, 1877
* Volume II: Arthropoda, 1881
* Volume III: Mollusca, Vertebrata Anallantoidica, 1885
* Volume IV: Vertebrata Allantoidica: Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia, 1893.
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1911 deaths
1836 births
Scientists from Brno
People from the Margraviate of Moravia
Austrian naturalists
University of Vienna alumni
Austrian people of Moravian-German descent