Heinrich-Otto von Hagen
Heinrich-Otto von Hagen (born February 15, 1933 in Cottbus ) is a German zoologist and professor emeritus .
Life
Von Hagen, who fled to West Germany at the age of 12, studied biology and Protestant theology in Bonn and Münster . His dissertation on Dr. rer. nat. In 1962 he acquired field studies on sexual and reproductive biology from Uca tangeri in Andalusia at the University of Münster. His habilitation followed in 1971 at the University of Karlsruhe . He was initially appointed professor of zoology in Karlsruhe, later he was (1974-1998) full professor at the University of Marburg . There he earned a reputation for polished rhetoric, passionate advocacy for species protection and evolutionary biology as well as a special commitment to teaching.
At the suggestion of his theological teacher Carl Heinz Ratschow, he regularly gave sermons in the Ecumenical University Devotions in Marburg from 1975-1992, and since 1986 in the Protestant St. Matthew's Church in Marburg-Ockershausen. A selection of these sermon texts is documented in a book published in 2008. The title of this volume, which is unconventional in terms of content, refers to a saying by Paul Valéry : “Surgit ventus, temptemus vivere” (A wind comes up, we try to live).
Works (selection)
- Monographs
- A wind comes up. Sermons . Spenner, Waltrop 2008, 244 pages, ISBN 3-89991-071-0
- Brother Rabbit Heart: old and young new rabbit secrets . (together with Jürgen Weber) Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 1988, ISBN 3-8067-2045-2
- Adjustments to the special tidal zone level in ocypodids ( Decapoda , Brachyura ) . (University of Karlsruhe, habilitation papers 1971)
- Field studies on the sexual and reproductive biology of Uca tangeri in Andalusia . (University of Münster, dissertation from February 13, 1962)
- Translations
- Charles F. Tunnicliffe: From the beauty of our birds: from an animal painter's sketchbook . Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 1983, ISBN 3-8067-2008-8
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich-Otto von Hagen in the catalog of the German National Library
- List of his lectures in the interdisciplinary seminar of the University of Marburg
- Lecture from 1999 on biodiversity research (PDF; 17 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ A wind comes up. Sermons. Spenner Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-89991-071-1
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hagen, Heinrich-Otto von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German zoologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | cottbus |