Konrad Lorenz

Nobel Lecture

Analogy as a Source of Knowledge

Konrad Lorenz held his Nobel Lecture on 12 December 1973, at the Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm. He was presented by Professor Börje Cronholm, Member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine.

Analogy as a Source of Knowledge

Konrad Lorenz held his Nobel Lecture on 12 December 1973, at the Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm. He was presented by Professor Börje Cronholm, Member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine.

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From Nobel Lectures, Physiology or Medicine 1971-1980, Editor Jan Lindsten, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1992

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