Nikolaas Tinbergen: Quick Facts


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Born April 15, 1907 • The Hague • Netherlands
Died December 21, 1988 (aged 81) • Oxford • England
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize
Notable Works “The Study of Instinct”
Subjects Of Study animal behaviour • autism

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