SUMMARY: This offering is a photograph
SIGNED by Karl von Frisch.
Nobel Prize winner for pioneering
work on animal (bees) behavior.Price:$250.00
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Karl Ritter von Frisch (November
20, 1886 – June 12, 1982)
was an Austrian ethologist who received the Nobel Prize in
Physiology or Medicine in 1973, along with Nikolaas Tinbergen
and Konrad Lorenz.
He studied zoology with Richard
von Hertwig whom he later succeeded as a professor of zoology
at Munich, Germany. He studied the senses of bees, identified
their mechanisms of communication and showed their sensitivity
to ultraviolet and polarized light. In the center of his work
were the study of the sensory perceptions of the honey bee and
was one of the first who translated the meaning of the waggle
dance. The theory was disputed by other scientists and greeted
with skepticism at the time. Only recently was it definitively
proved to be an accurate theoretical analysis.
In 1973 he was awarded Nobel
Prize in physiology and medicine for his achievements in comparative
behavioral physiology and pioneering work in communication between
insects.
This offering is a Rare Photograph
Signed, black and white, measuring 6 in. by 4 in., no place
or date. Boldly signed on the bottom margin in blue: Karl
von Frisch. Mounted to a larger sheet. In fine condition.
Price:$250.
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