Gustav von Hayek (21 March 1836 in

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– 11 January 1911 in

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) was an Austrian naturalist. He was the father of

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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 hi ...

(1871–1928) and the grandfather of

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Friedrich von Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek ( , ; 8 May 189923 March 1992), often referred to by his initials F. A. Hayek, was an Austrian–British economist, legal theorist and philosopher who is best known for his defense of classical liberalism. Hayek ...

(1899–1992). He studied

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at the

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, and served as an assistant to naturalist Andreas Kornhuber (1824–1905). Following graduation in 1869, he worked as a ''Gymnasialprofessor'' of

and

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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.WorldCat Identities
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayek, Gustav von 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