Stanislav Komárek
Stanislav Komárek (born August 6, 1958 in Jindřichův Hradec , also Stanislaus Komarek ) is a Czech biologist , philosopher , university professor and writer .
Life
After graduating from high school, Komárek began studying biology at Charles University in Prague , which he completed in 1982. He then did his doctorate at the Parasitological Institute in Budweis . In 1983 he fled to Austria, where he worked at the Natural History Museum Vienna, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Zoological Institute of the University of Vienna. In 1990 he returned to Prague and in 2001 became professor of philosophy and history of natural sciences at Charles University.
His first novel Kaplans Traum , published in 2002, was translated into German in 2005. In 2010 his novel The Black House was published .
Awards
- 2006: Tom Stoppard Prize for Essay Writing
- 2019: An asteroid named after him: (464743) Stanislavkomárek .
Works
Specialist literature
- Mimicry, aposematism and related phenomena: mimetism in nature and the history of its study . Lincom, Munich, 2003, ISBN 3-89586-851-5
- Nature and culture: the world of phenomena and the world of interpretation . Lincom, Munich, 2009, ISBN 978-3-929075-84-7
prose
- The black house . Braumüller Literaturverlag, Vienna, 2010, ISBN 978-3-99200-006-7
- Kaplan's dream . Rowohlt Verlag, Berlin, 2005, ISBN 3-87134-537-7
Web links
- Personal website
- Blog
- Stanislav Komárek on the Charles University Prague website
- Stanislav Komárek on the Charles University Prague website
- Proof of birthday
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Komárek, Stanislav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Komarek, Stanislaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech biologist, philosopher, university professor and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jindřichův Hradec |