Felix von Hornstein Medal
The Felix von Hornstein Medal has been awarded annually to one person since 1963 by the Federation for Nature Conservation in Oberschwaben eV “for services to nature and people”. The award commemorates the forester and nature conservationist Felix von Hornstein from Orsenhausen, Biberach district. With his book "Forest and Man" from 1951, he had a strong influence on nature conservation in Upper Swabia.
Prize winners of the Felix von Hornstein Medal (selection)
- 1964: Eugen Kauffmann , manufacturer, Langenargen
- 1965: Richard Lohrmann , Landforstmeister, Riedlingen
- 1966: Ludwig Seiterich , District Administrator, Constance
- 1967: Walter Zimmermann , Tübingen
- 1968: Ludwig Schäfle , senior teacher a. D., Ulm
- 1969: Helmut Holtz , retired government building director D., Ehingen
- 1970: Walter Münch , District Administrator, Wangen i. A.
- 1978: Willi Birn , former district president D., Tübingen
- 1979: Agnellus Schneider , Salvatorkolleg, Bad Wurzach
- 1988: Josef Sorg , Weingarten
- 1990: Heinrich Fink , former rector D., Bad Wurzach
- 1999: Max Gögler , former district president D., Tübingen
- 2003: Wilhelm Enderle , retired director of studies D., cheeks
- 2004: Rudolf Ortlieb , Weingarten
- 2005: Erhard Dörr , Kempten
- 2006: Rupert Leser , Bad Waldsee
- 2007: Alfred Buschle , Ummendorf
- 2008: Lothar Zier , Königseggwald
- 2009: Rolf Riester , Forest Director i. R., Riedlingen
- 2010: Peter Berthold
- 2011: Dietmar Schillig
history
The Felix von Hornstein Medal was awarded for the first time in the fifth financial year of the Federation for Nature Conservation in Upper Swabia, which was founded in Bad Wurzach on May 23, 1959 during the phase of reconstruction and economic miracle. The founders realized that parts of society tended to forget about conservation in the pursuit of progress and material prosperity.
The land consolidation in agriculture in connection with ever more effective construction machines and tractors particularly threatened the Upper Swabian moors and vineyards. Natural landscapes and near-natural landscapes with their often unique ecotopes were officially referred to as " wasteland " or " unland ". At the suggestion of the then District Administrator of Wangen im Allgäu , Dr. Walter Münch, Father Agnellus Schneider from the Salvatorkolleg Bad Wurzach founded this pure nature conservation association. He led the federal government as 1st chairman for over 40 years and then became honorary chairman. In 1979 he received the Felix von Hornstein Medal.
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- Felix von Hornstein Medal , Association for Nature Conservation in Oberschwaben eV