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János Kriesch
János Kriesch
was a
Hungarian
hydro-biologist,
zoologist
, agronomist,
corresponding member
of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
. He served as
Director-General
of
Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden
for a
short time
in
1868
.
His
zoological
work
has primarily focused on the
inspection
of
fishes
,
furthermore
he was among the first Hungarian representatives of
Social Darwinism
. One of his
pupils
was
Lajos Méhelÿ
. His son was
Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch
, a
famous
painter
and
artist
.
