Norbert Becker (biologist)
Norbert Becker (* 1949 in Hüffelsheim , Bad Kreuznach district ) is a German biologist, professor at Heidelberg University , scientific and technical director of KABS , as well as managing director of the European Mosquito Control Association (EMCA) and President of the World Mosquito Control Association (WMCA) .
Live and act
After graduating from high school, Becker studied at the University of Heidelberg and became a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Physics and Chemistry in 1974, and the Master of Science in Biology at the Zoological Institute of Heidelberg University in 1976. The doctoral degree in Natural Sciences at the University of Heidelberg and Habilitation in Biology with Venia Legendi in zoology at the Faculty of Bio-Sciences at the University of Heidelberg, he graduated in 1983. He has been a lecturer at the University of Heidelberg since 1977, and in 2008 he completed his habilitation and teaches seminars in medical entomology and ecology at the University's Zoological Institute. As a private lecturer, Becker supervises dissertations in entomology (e.g. medical entomology) and applied field research in Heidelberg.
Becker has been active in the fight against gnats on the Upper Rhine since 1976, and since 1981 he has been the Scientific Director of the German Mosquito Control Association and Technical Director of the municipal action group to combat the gnat plague in Speyer .
Becker is also involved in numerous international organizations and is the founding president of the World Mosquito Control Association.
Norbert Becker is married and has 4 grown children.
Engagements
- Member of the Steering Committee (SC) for Biology and Control of Vectors (BCV) of the World Health Organization (WHO / TDR) in Geneva 1989–1994
- Adviser to the WHO / TDR for applied field research, extensive vector-related advice as a member of the SC for BCV, WHO / TDR in Asia, Africa and South America since 1995
- Director of the Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE European Region) from 1988-1990
- President of the Society for Vector Ecology in 1993
- Managing Director of the European Mosquito Control Association (EMCA) since 2000.
- Member of the German expert committee Mosquitoes as vectors of human diseases since 2015
- President of the World Mosquito Control Association (WMCA) since 2015
The aim of Becker is to bring together the global associations for combating mosquitos as carriers of disease (Mosquito Control Associations) in the global organization WMCA in order to limit the transmission of diseases through mosquitoes through coordinated behavior. Becker had published more than 200 specialist articles by 2018. At the international workshop of Rotary International at the University of Prishtina (2019) on questions of the importance of mosquitoes in the fight against malaria , Becker gave the keynote address .
honors and awards
- National medal of the Republic of Slovenia for the successful commitment to mosquito control, presented by the Slovenian Minister of Tourism in Bonn in 1992
- Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Vector Ecology in 1997
- Escherich Prize of the German Society for Entomology in 2001
- Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2004
- American Mosquito Control Association 2010 Meritorious Service Award
- Distinguished Life Time Service Award for dedication and outstanding services to the Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE), International Congress of SOVE, Spain 2017
literature
- Norbert Becker, Glaser, P., Magin, H .: Biological mosquito control on the Upper Rhine , (Festschrift) 20 years of municipal action group to combat the bug plague. 1996. ISBN 3-00-000584-6
- Norbert Becker et al .: Mosquitoes and Their Control (English), Publisher: Springer, 2nd edition 2010 ISBN 978-3-540-92873-7
Web links
- "Mixed conclusion: Schnakenjäger Becker says goodbye" (Die Welt, December 26, 2019)
Individual evidence
- ^ Rhein-Neckar-Nachrichtenː Norbert Becker goes on a mosquito hunt
- ↑ Current news from KABS eV . Accessed on October 17, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Becker, Norbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hüffelsheim |