# 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".

*Hungarian scientist (1764-1847)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1764-12-02
- **Died:** 1847-04-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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