







The Most Famous
Biologists from Austria
This page contains a list of the greatest Austrians Biologists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,097 Biologists, 21 of which were born in Austria. This makes Austria the birth place of the 9th most number of Biologists behind Russia and Poland.
Top 10 Austrian Biologists
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Austrians Biologists of all time. This list of famous Austrians Biologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Austrians Biologists.
- #1

Konrad Lorenz
1903 - 1989
HPI 79.4279 langsKonrad Lorenz is most famous for his work in ethology, which is the study of animal behavior. He is best known for his studies on imprinting...Read moreShow less
Konrad Lorenz is most famous for his work in ethology, which is the study of animal behavior. He is best known for his studies on imprinting and the innate releasing mechanisms.
- #2

Karl Landsteiner
1868 - 1943
HPI 79.1686 langsKarl Landsteiner is most famous for discovering the ABO blood groups and the Rhesus factor.
- #3

Karl von Frisch
1886 - 1982
HPI 74.0360 langsKarl von Frisch was a zoologist and ethologist. He is most famous for his work in animal behavior and the study of honeybees.
- #4

Ludwig von Bertalanffy
1901 - 1972
HPI 67.4329 langsLudwig von Bertalanffy is most famous for his general systems theory. This theory is a way of understanding the relationship between the...Read moreShow less
Ludwig von Bertalanffy is most famous for his general systems theory. This theory is a way of understanding the relationship between the different levels of organization in a system.
- #5

Othenio Abel
1875 - 1946
HPI 65.7935 langsAustrian botanist, paleontologist and evolutionary biologist (1875–1946)
- #6

Joy Adamson
1910 - 1980
HPI 64.9831 langs20th-century naturalist
- #7

Leopold Fitzinger
1802 - 1884
HPI 64.4531 langsAustrian zoologist (1802-1884)
- #8

Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
1735 - 1805
HPI 64.1527 langsAustrian naturalist (1735-1805)
- #9

Erich von Tschermak
1871 - 1962
HPI 63.3126 langsAustrian geneticist (1871-1962)
- #10

Clemens von Pirquet
1874 - 1929
HPI 61.0822 langsAustrian physician (1874-1929)
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Austrians Biologists grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Biologists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 20 most globally memorable Biologists since 1700.











