Lajos Méhelÿ (August 24, 1862 – February 4, 1953) was a Hungarian zoologist, herpetologist, professor, and prolific author. He is one of the greatest, but also one of the most controversial, personalities in the history of Hungarian zoology because of his Social Darwinist and racialist publications. He had been a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences but renounced his membership.
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24 August 1862 Kisfalud-Szögi, Hungary
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Died |
4 February 1953 (aged 90) Budapest, Hungary
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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