Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás
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The native form of this personal name is Felsőszilvási Nopcsa Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás (also Baron Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás, Baron Nopcsa, Ferenc Nopcsa, báró felsőszilvási Nopcsa Ferenc, Baron Franz Nopcsa, and Franz Baron Nopcsa; May 3, 1877 – April 25, 1933) was a Hungarian aristocrat, adventurer, scholar, geologist, paleontologist and albanologist. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of paleobiology, and first described the theory of insular dwarfism. He was also a specialist on Albanian studies and completed the first geological map of northern Albania.[1][2]
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Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás | |
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Ferenc Nopcsa | |
Born | May 3, 1877 |
Died | April 25, 1933(1933-04-25) (aged 55) |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Citizenship | Hungary |
Alma mater | University of Vienna (PhD) |
Known for | Albanology, paleobiology, geology, ethnology |
Partner | Bajazid Elmaz Doda |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology, Paleontology |
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