Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás
Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás | |
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Ferenc Nopcsa | |
Baron Nopcsa in Albanian uniform, 1915 | |
| Born | May 3, 1877 |
| Died | April 25, 1933 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Citizenship | Hungary |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna (PhD) |
| Known for | Albanology, paleobiology, geology, ethnology |
| Partner | Bajazid Elmaz Doda |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, Paleontology |
Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás (also Baron Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás, Baron Nopcsa, Ferenc Nopcsa, báró felsőszilvási Nopcsa Ferenc, Baron Franz Nopcsa, and Franz Baron Nopcsa; May 3, 1877 – April 25, 1933) was a Hungarian aristocrat, adventurer, scholar, geologist, paleontologist and albanologist. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of paleobiology, and first described the theory of insular dwarfism. He was also a specialist on Albanian studies and completed the first geological map of northern Albania.