Lorenz

American

[lawr-uhnz, lohr-, loh-rents] / ˈlɔr ənz, ˈloʊr-, ˈloʊ rɛnts /

noun

Adolf 1854–1946, Austrian orthopedic surgeon.
Konrad (Zacharias) 1903–1989, Austrian ethologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1973.

Lorenz British

/ ˈloːrɛnts /

noun

Konrad Zacharias (ˈkɔnraːt tsaxaˈriːas) 1903–89, Austrian zoologist, who founded ethology. His works include On Aggression (1966): shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1973

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Lorenz

Turtle and Lorenz are seasoned hands in the planetary science world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Educational AI, he told journalist Taylor Lorenz, generated “false information” or “illogical questions, illogical texts.”

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2026

"Due to his crash he suffered injuries, most likely bone and ligament damage in particular to his right knee and also right wrist," said team doctor Lorenz Emmert.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

Chris Lorenz, Professor of Computational Materials Science at King's College London and leader of the UK research team, highlighted the broad potential of the findings.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026

Konrad Lorenz is best known for his work with greylag geese.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

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