Mario Ludwig

Mario Ludwig (born July 19, 1957 in Heidelberg ) is a German biologist and author .

Life

Mario Ludwig was born as the son of biology professor Herbert W. Ludwig (1924–2002) and Anneliese Ludwig in Heidelberg. After graduating from high school in 1976 and a two-year military service, he studied biology and sports science at the University of Heidelberg . After diploma (1987) and doctorate (1991) he worked as a research assistant at the Zoological Institute of Heidelberg University until 1992. Since 1992, he has been in a leading position at the Kommunale Aktiongemeinschaft zur Kampf der Schnakenplage (KABS), an association of over 100 cities, municipalities and districts operating in three federal states, whose task it is to reduce the mosquito plague in the Upper Rhine region to a manageable level with environmentally friendly means To reduce the size - most recently as regional area manager for Rhineland-Palatinate .

In 1994 he was appointed by the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a “publicly appointed and sworn expert for pest control and water quality ”. This was followed by extensive expert work for these two subject areas.

Mario Ludwig became known to a broader public as the author of several non-fiction bestsellers, in which he deals with the phenomena of nature in an entertaining and humorous way. He began his career as a non-fiction author with animals looking for accommodation in 1993. Ludwig's books have so far been translated into 5 languages ​​(Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Korean).

Mario Ludwig is a frequent guest on TV talk shows and other television and radio broadcasts and is also in demand as a lecturer , speaker and interview partner. Since 1998, Mario Ludwig has lived in Karlsruhe with his wife, a lawyer and real estate investor .

Fonts

• 1993 animals looking for accommodation. Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag, Berlin, ISBN 3-331-00-660-2 .
• 2000 New animals in the native nature. BLV, Munich, ISBN 3-405-15776-5 .
• 2003 Animals and plants in our waters. BLV, Munich, ISBN 3-405-16487-7 .
• 2004 Nature adventure planner. BLV, Munich, ISBN 3-405-16677-2 .
• 2004 animals in the garden pond. BLV, Munich, ISBN 3-405-16712-4 .
• 2005 Of dragons, yetis and vampires: on the trail of mythical animals. BLV, Munich, ISBN 3-405-16679-9 .
• 2005 Nature: Puzzles, Facts and Records. BLV, Munich, ISBN 3-405-16911-9 .
• 2006 The 55 most dangerous animals in the world. BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-0095-5 .
• 2006 The Earth: Puzzles, Facts and Records. BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-0141-9 .
• 2007 kisses, fights, capers: sex in the animal kingdom. BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-0142-6 .
• 2007 Which bear eats potassium cyanide? BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-0222-5 .
• 2008 The most famous animals in the world. BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-0319-2 .
• 2008 Incredible stories from the animal kingdom. BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-0358-1 .
• 2009 The FSVO Animal Guide Translunariums. BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-0320-8 .
• 2009 Dad is pregnant: strange stories about special animal fathers. BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-0478-6 .
• 2009 The 66 Craziest Animal Sounds in the World. BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-0561-5 .
• 2010 Invasion: How strange animals and plants conquer our world. Ulmer, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-8001-6947-4 .
• 2011 Experience nature month after month: Discover native animals and plants. BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-0757-2 .
• 2011 The hiking bible: Everything about mountain hiking, long-distance hiking, nude hiking and city hiking , together with Matthias Kehle . Heyne, Munich, ISBN 978-3-453-60185-7 .
• 2012 The fascination of cannibals. Heyne, Munich, ISBN 978-3-453-60231-1 .
• 2015 wild oak. Frederking & Thaler, Munich, ISBN 978-3-954-16143-0 .
• 2015 Ingeniously built! From hard-working ants and other animal architects. Theiss Verlag, Darmstadt, ISBN 978-3-806-23145-8 .
• 2017 Roared well! The language of animals. Theiss Verlag, Darmstadt, ISBN 978-3-8062-3483-1 .
• 2017 close to nature. BLV, Munich, ISBN 978-3-8354-1723-6 .
• 2018 My life as a can opener. Theiss Verlag, Darmstadt, ISBN 978-3-8062-3767-2 .
• 2019 Animal Jobs. Theiss Verlag, Darmstadt, ISBN 978-3-8062-3964-5 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Mario Ludwig in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website by Mario Ludwig
• Mario Ludwig in the Internet Movie Database (English)