Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 June 1928 |
| Died | 2 June 2018 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ethology |
| Institutions | University of Vienna |
Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt (German pronunciation: [irɛˈnɛːʊs ˌaɪ̯bl̩ʔˈaɪ̯bəsfɛlt] ⓘ; 15 June 1928 – 2 June 2018) was an Austrian ethologist in the field of human ethology. In authoring the book which bears that title, he applied ethology to humans by studying them in a perspective more common to volumes studying animal behavior.