Johann Dzierzon, or Jan Dzierżon or Dzierżoń, also John Dzierzon, was a Polish apiarist who discovered the phenomenon of parthenogenesis in bees.
Dzierzon came from a Polish family in Silesia. Wikipedia
Born: January 16, 1811, Łowkowice, Poland
Died: October 26, 1906 (age 95 years), Łowkowice, Poland
Nationality: German and Polish
Awards: Order of Vasa, Order of Franz Joseph, and Order of Saint Michael
Known for: discovered the phenomenon of parthenogenesis in bees; designed the first successful movable-frame beehive