Author: Johann Dzierzon
Alternate names: Jan Dzierżon (in Polish); Jan Dzierżon; Jan Dzierzon
Born: 16 January 1811
Died: 26 October 1906
Bio: Johann Dzierzon, Catholic Priest from the Kingdom of Prussia, pioneering apiarist who discovered the phenomenon of parthenogenesis in bees, and designed the first successful movable-frame beehive.