About Miklós Kretzoi
Lived 1907 – 2005 (aged 98). Miklós Kretzoi was a Hungarian paleontologist, anthropologist, paleoanthropologist, university teacher and geologist, known for Paleoanthropology.
Miklós Kretzoi (9 February 1907 – 15 March 2005) was a Hungarian geologist, paleontologist and paleoanthropologist and Széchenyi Prize winner.
Kretzoi studied Arts and natural sciences at the then Pázmány Péter University, Budapest from 1925 to 1929. From the mid-1960s he led the "digs" at Rudabánya where a number of Anthropoid fossil remains were discovered. Its type species Kretzoiarctos beatrix was previously classified as a member of Agriarctos, and Agriarctos was described by Kretzoi.
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Who was Miklós Kretzoi?
Hungarian scientist (1907–2005)
When was Miklós Kretzoi born?
Miklós Kretzoi was born on 9 February 1907 in Budapest.
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Miklós Kretzoi died on 15 March 2005.
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Miklós Kretzoi was a paleontologist, anthropologist, paleoanthropologist, university teacher and geologist.
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Miklós Kretzoi was known for Paleoanthropology.
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Miklós Kretzoi was Hungarian.
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