Konrad Lorenz

Konrad Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and ethologist, best known for his work in animal behavior. He is famous for discovering imprinting, a critical process in which young animals, like ducklings, form attachments to the first moving object they encounter, often their mother. Lorenz emphasized the importance of instinctive behaviors and how they influence social bonding and communication. His pioneering research contributed significantly to the understanding of animal behavior and laid the groundwork for modern ethology, the scientific study of animals in their natural environments. Lorenz received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973.