Gustav von Hayek (21 March 1836 in

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– 11 January 1911 in

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) was an Austrian

naturalist Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is cal ...

. He was the father of

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August von Hayek August von Hayek (14 December 1871 – 11 June 1928) was an Austrian physician and botanist born in Vienna. He was the son of naturalist Gustav von Hayek and the father of economist Friedrich Hayek (1899–1992). Biography In 1895 he obtained ...

(1871–1928) and the grandfather of

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Friedrich von Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek (8 May 1899 – 23 March 1992) was an Austrian-born British academic and philosopher. He is known for his contributions to political economy, political philosophy and intellectual history. Hayek shared the 1974 Nobe ...

(1899–1992).

Biography

He studied

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at the

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, and served as an assistant to naturalist Andreas Kornhuber (1824–1905). Following graduation in 1869, he worked as a ''Gymnasialprofessor'' of

and

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(1869 to 1901). He was secretary of the ''Comité international permanent ornithologique''. He was the author of a popular textbook for secondary school students, titled "''Illustrierter Leitfaden der Naturgeschichte des Thierreiches''" (Illustrated guide to the

natural history Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is cal ...

of the animal kingdom, 1876). He was also author of the four volume "''Handbuch der Zoologie''", published from 1877 to 1893: * Volume I: * Volume II: Arthropoda, 1881 * Volume III: * Volume IV: WorldCat Identities
(publications)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayek, Gustav von 1911 deaths 1836 births Scientists from Brno People from the Margraviate of Moravia Naturalists from Austria-Hungary University of Vienna alumni Edlers of Austria Habsburg Bohemian nobility