astronomy

Zdeněk Veselovský

Zdeněk Veselovský is a astronomy 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 Zdeněk Veselovský rather than just read about it. In short: Zdeněk Veselovský (26 August 1928 – 24 November 2006) was one of the most important Czech zoologists of the 20th century, founder of Czech ethology, director of the Prague Zoo (1959-1988) and the president of the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens (1971-1975) (renamed in 2000 to World Association of Zoos and Aquariums) He was born in Jaroměř and died in 2006, aged 78, in Prague. In November 2008…

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Zdeněk Veselovský (26 August 1928 – 24 November 2006) was one of the most important Czech zoologists of the 20th century, founder of Czech ethology, director of the Prague Zoo (1959-1988) and the president of the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens (1971-1975) (renamed in 2000 to World Association of Zoos and Aquariums) He was born in Jaroměř and died in 2006, aged 78, in Prague. In November 2008, he received the Minister of the Environment Award in memoriam "for his lifelong work in the field of zoology and ethology and for his admirable activity in activities involved in the conservation of animal species and the promotion of zoos as educational institutions."

Early life Zdeněk Veselovský was born in Jaroměř on August 26, 1928, after graduating from the Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague, he worked here in 1952–1959 as a university assistant. While still a university student, he worked for a year as a zoological assistant to the then director Cyril Purkyně, and in 1959 he was appointed director. He was a student of the later Nobel Prize winner Konrad Lorenz.

Career In 1964 he was elected Secretary-General of this organization of the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens (IUDZG). He served as a vice president from 1967 to 1971 and as a president from 1971 to 1975. He served as a director of the Prague Zoo until 1988. He later became a professor of zoology at the Faculty of Biology of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, where he lectured until his death in 2006. He also lectured externally at the department of zoology of the Faculty of Science at Charles University.

Publications The Hunter Farms on the Water, SZN, 1954 Animal World. Part I, Mammals, SNDK, 1960 - together with Jan Hanzák Ancient Animals, Mladá fronta, 1964 Trip to the Tertiary, Mladá fronta, 1969; 2nd extended and revised edition, 1986 Prague Zoo: Can You Look at Animals ?, Prague: Zoological Garden, 1971 It's Just Animals !, Mladá fronta, 1974 Voices of the Jungle, Orbis, 1976 Elephants and Their Relatives, SZN, 1977 Everyday day at the Prague Zoo, Albatros, 1983 Penguins, SZN, 1984 Birds and Water, Academia, 1987 To the Springs of the Orinoco, Panorama, 1988 Chimpanzee, Panorama, 1991, ISBN 80-7038-081-0 Do We Behave Like Animals ?, Panorama, 1992, ISBN 80-7038-240-6 Lynx, Panorama, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, 1992, ISBN 80-7038-294 -5 Conquest of Troy or Not Only Elephants Have a Memory, ISV, 1995, ISBN 80-85866-10-2 Tiger, Aventinum, 1997, ISBN 80-7151-018-1 Animal Kingdom, Aventinum, 1998, ISBN 80-7151-071- 8 Otter, Aventinum, Třeboň Otter Foundation, 1998, ISBN 80-7151-063-7 Man and Animal, Academia, 2000, ISBN 80-200-0756-3 General Ornithology, Academia, 2001, ISBN 80-200-0857- 8 Ethology. Animal Behavior Biology., Academia, 2005, ISBN 80-200-1331-8

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Zdeněk Veselovský

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Zdeněk Veselovský 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 Zdeněk Veselovský

In research: Zdeněk Veselovský appears in astronomy 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 Zdeněk Veselovský 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: Zdeněk Veselovský is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1928 births, 2006 deaths, Academic staff of the University of South Bohemia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Zdeněk Veselovský 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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