Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás was an Austro-Hungarian-born 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.
Baron Nopcsa in Albanian Uniform, 1915
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Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás | |
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| Born | May 3, 1877 Őraljaboldogfalva, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | April 25, 1933 (aged 55) Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Austro-Hungarian |
| Citizenship | Austria-Hungary |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Albanology, paleobiology, geology, ethnology |
| Partner(s) | Bajazid Elmaz Doda |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, Paleontology |