Wolfgang Engelhardt
Wolfgang Engelhardt (born October 12, 1922 in Munich ; † May 1, 2006 ) was a German biologist and conservationist.
Career
Engelhardt studied zoology, botany, geography and chemistry at the Technical University of Munich and at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU). In 1949 he received his doctorate under Hans Krieg , followed by his habilitation in December 1963.
From 1951 to 1982 he was a lecturer for nature conservation and later landscape ecology at the Technical University of Munich. In 1972 he was appointed honorary professor at the LMU Munich.
From 1947 to 1967 he worked at the Zoological State Collection in Munich, most recently as senior curator and head of the department for invertebrates. On June 1, 1967, he was appointed General Director of the Bavarian State Natural Science Collections . During his term of office the new building of the Zoological State Collection and the opening of the Museum Mensch und Natur fall . He retired on April 30, 1991.
From 1951 to 1962 he was honorary managing director of the German Nature Conservation Association , from 1964 to 1968 Vice President and from 1968 to 2000 its President.
In the discussion about the political status of nature conservation, he publicly criticized the decision-making processes in society and made suggestions to restrict democratic decision-making.
Honors
- state
- 1973: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1987: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1989: Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1991: Medal Pro meritis
- 1994: Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1999: Great Cross of Merit with Star and Shoulder Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- non-governmental
- 1973: Alexander von Humboldt Medal in gold
- 1974: Oce van der Grinten Prize
- 1976: Bavarian nature conservation medal in gold
- 1985: Golden badge of honor from the Association of German Mountain and Hiking Clubs
- 1987: Anton Hansen Tammfaare Medal from the IUCN's Eastern Europe Committee
- 1989: Lina Hähnle Medal
- 1991: Paul Harris Fellow, RC Munich-Nymphenburg
- 1991: Exemplary Presidential Award of Honor
- 1991: Honorary Prize of the Bruno H. Schubert Prize
- 1996: German Culture Prize
- 2002: Hugo Conwentz Medal
Web links
- More wilderness, the time is ripe (PDF; 2.3 MB) , specialist symposium in memory of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Engelhardt on October 12, 2006
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joachim Radkau u. a. (Ed.): Nature conservation and National Socialism. Frankfurt a. M. / New York 2003, ISBN 3-593-37354-8 , p. 390
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engelhardt, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biologist and conservationist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 2006 |