About Imre Festetics

Count Imre Festetics de Tolna, Germanized as Emmerich Festetics, was a Hungarian noble, sheep breeder, and pioneer geneticist. He is known for coining the term "genetics". In 1817 he exhibited a sheep breed called Mimush that he had developed through inbreeding and selection for specific characters. In 1819 he introduced the phrases künstliche Zuchtwahl and "die genetischen Gesetze der Natur".

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Imre Festetics

Hungarian scientist (1764-1847)

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geneticist, aristocrat

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December 2, 1764

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April 1, 1847

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