István Chernel
István Chernel (31 May 1865 – 21 February 1922) was a noble Hungarian naturalist, ornithologist and conservationist. He documented the birdlife of Hungary and established a national bird and tree day on the 10th of May. Life and work Chernel was born in Kőszeg, son of the historian Kálmán Chernel, Kálmán from Chernelházadamonya, Chernelházi and Mária Tolnai Festetich from Tolna County, Tolna who both came from noble families. His maternal great-grandfather was Count Imre Festetics. At school, he learned to skin birds from István Fászl and he recorded ornithological observations from the age of twelve. Kálmán Chernel had an interest in natural history and in 1880, at the 21st meeting of Hungarian physicians and naturalists in Szombathely, he spoke on the migration of birds. His son was also present. His parents however thought he should choose a career in public administration and Chernel studied at the Comenius University, University of Bratislava and then at the Eà ...
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