
Imre Festetics was the brother of György, the founder of Georgikon, and it seems that interest in biology was a family tradition. György founded an agricultural school, and Imre was involved in sheep breeding. He summarised his findings in an article that was published in an agricultural magazine. His observations practically turned out to be the basic genetic laws of nature. He was the first expert to use the word genetics. Who else could have been this zoo, showcasing native Hungarian breeds, named after?
