biology

Karel Voous

Karel Voous is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Karel Voous rather than just read about it. In short: Karel Hendrik Voous (23 June 1920 in Huizen – 31 January 2002 in Huizen) was a Dutch ornithologist and author. He was Secretary-General (1966–1970) and Honorary President (1990–1994) of the International Ornithological Committee.

Key takeaways

Karel Voous belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Karel Voous to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Karel Voous from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Karel Hendrik Voous (23 June 1920 in Huizen – 31 January 2002 in Huizen) was a Dutch ornithologist and author. He was Secretary-General (1966–1970) and Honorary President (1990–1994) of the International Ornithological Committee.

Bibliography

Books in English On the history of the distribution of the genus Dendrocopos (1947) Birds observed and collected during the whaling expeditions of the "Willem Barendsz" in the Antarctic, 1946–1947 and 1947–1948 (1950) Owls of the Northern Hemisphere List of Recent Holarctic Bird Species

Contributions The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds, T & A D Poyser, 1997 ISBN 0-85661-091-7 (foreword)

Books in Dutch Afwijkende populatie koolmezen Phylloscopus Bonelli Bonelli in Nederland Gevangen Roofvogels en Uilen van Europa

References Roselaar, C.S. (2002). "Obituary: Karel Hendrik Voous PhD, MA (1920-2002)". British Birds. 95 (5): 257–259.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Karel Voous

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Karel Voous claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Karel Voous before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Karel Voous ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Karel Voous

In research: Karel Voous appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Karel Voous in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Karel Voous is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1920 births, 2002 deaths, 20th-century Dutch zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Karel Voous outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Karel Voous in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Karel Voous means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Karel Voous out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Karel Voous in simple terms?

Why does Karel Voous matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Karel Voous?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Karel Voous.