János Kriesch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

János Kriesch

Hungarian zoologist

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1834

Place of Birth: Bernhardsthal, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1888

Profession: zoologist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Aries

János Kriesch (29 March 1834 – 21 October 1888) 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 Körösfoi-Kriesch, a famous painter and artist.



Alternative names	Sigismund Pollak; Zsigmond Pollak
Description	painter, illustrator, xylographer and graphic designer
Date of birth/death	8 February 1837	13 May 1912
Location of birth/death	Bratislava	Budapest
Work period	1860-1910
Work location	Hungary
Authority control	: Q1238670 VIAF: 144155096 ULAN: 500180506