Konrad Lorenz: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Lorenz’s works, other than those mentioned earlier, include King Solomon’s Ring: New Light on Animal Ways (1952, reissued 1980; originally published in German, 1949); Man Meets Dog (1953, reissued 1980; originally published in German, 1949), both entertaining semipopular accounts of Lorenz’s experiences with animals and his views on animal behaviour; and The Foundations of Ethology (1981; originally published in German, 1978), a comprehensive restatement and assessment of the major themes of his work. Lorenz’s life and his general approach to the study of behaviour are well described in Alec Nisbett, Konrad Lorenz (1976).
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Article History
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| Anniversary information added. | Feb 23, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 03, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Psychologists - Konrad Lorenz. | Jun 17, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Konrad Lorenz. | Apr 17, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Age of the Sage - Transmitting the Wisdoms of Ages - Biography of Konrad Lorenz. | Feb 23, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Muskingum College - Department of Psychology - Biography of Konrad Lorenz. | Jun 18, 2013 | ||
| Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." | Sep 15, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Konrad Zacharias Lorenz. | Dec 29, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 18, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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