Dieter Jauch

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Dieter Jauch

Dieter Jauch (born June 26, 1947 in Schwenningen am Neckar ) is a German zoologist and former director of the State Facilities and Gardens in Stuttgart , which also includes Wilhelma .

Life

Jauch studied biology and law in Tübingen and Gießen from 1966 . In 1979 he was at the University of Tuebingen in Biology PhD . From 1980 Jauch was in the service of Wilhelma, where he initially managed the aquarium as a research assistant . From 1989 until his retirement in 2013 he was director of the Stuttgart State Gardens and Gardens and thus also of Wilhelma. During this time, the facility for bears and climbing animals planned by Wilbert Neugebauer , the show farm, the bird free flight facility, the Amazon house, the insectarium with the butterfly hall, the new Wilhelmaschule and, most recently, the facility for African great apes (gorillas and bonobos) were built. In addition, the crocodile hall was rebuilt and the historic Moorish country house restored.

Jauch has taught at the University of Stuttgart since 1991 and has been honorary professor for zoology since 1996 . From 1988 to 2000 and from 2003 to 2009 he was the representative of German zoos at the European Zoo Association EAZA . From 1994 to 2000 he was chairman of the European Endangered Species Programs (EEP). He was also President of the Association of German Zoo Directors from 1996 to 2000 . He is a founding member of the Association of Botanical Gardens and was a member of the executive board between 1992 and 1998.

Honors

In 2003 Jauch was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Fonts (selection)

  • Goldfish and Kois in the aquarium and garden pond . Munich 1988 (1st edition), ISBN 3-7742-2607-5 .
  • Gill Lesions in Cichlid fishes after intoxication with the insecticide Fenthion . Basel 1979, EXPERIENTIA 35, 371.
  • Physiological effects of the insecticide Lebaycid R (organophosphate) on the respiration and circulation of cichlids of the species Tilapia leucosticta (Trewavas 1933) . Berlin 1981, magazine f. applied zoology 68, 1.
  • Histopathological and hematological studies on the tilapia Herotilapia multispinosa (Günther 1898) and tilapia leucosticta (Trewavas 1933) after intoxication with the organophosphate Lebaycid R . Berlin 1981, magazine f. applied zoology 68, 3.
  • From wild animals to pets: Wilhelma's show farm . Zool.Garten NF 72 (2002) 5, pp. 288-302.
  • The new Wilhelma insectarium (with Isabel Koch). Stuttgart. Zool. Garten NF 73 (2003) 5, pp. 266-283.
  • New friends for the Green Hell: Wilhelma's Amazon House (with Franziska Lô-Kockel). Stuttgart. Zool. Garten NF 74 (2004) 4-5, pp. 264-280.
  • Foreword in: Jörg Kurz: From Affenwerner to Wilhelma - Stuttgart's legendary animal shows . Belser-Verlag , Stuttgart 2015, ISBN 978-3-7630-2701-9 .

literature

  • Bernhard Blaszkiewitz : Prof. Dr. Dieter Jauch and Dr. Ulrich Schürer - two silver backs turned 65! In: Der Zoologischer Garten (NF) Volume 81, No. 5/6, 2012, ISSN  0044-5169 , pp. 211-216.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wilhelma boss Jauch will be leaving at the end of 2013. Stuttgarter Nachrichten, May 14, 2012, accessed on July 11, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Klaudia Stürmer: Dieter Jauch: "I find it difficult to do without" (Stuttgarter Köpfe 2). Schwarzwälder Bote, September 30, 2009, accessed on July 11, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Josef Schunder: Zoo director Dieter Jauch - Wilhelma: “There is no more space”. Stuttgarter Nachrichten, February 24, 2013, accessed October 1, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Gerold Bächle: He is the "Mister Wilhelma". Südkurier, September 5, 2003, accessed October 7, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Jauch, Dieter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jauch, Dieter Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German zoologist and zoo and garden director
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwenningen am Neckar