Hubert S. Markl - Curriculum Vitae #

Born: Regensburg, Germany, August 17, 1938
Citizenship: German

Education:

• 1957 - 1962 University of Munich, studies in Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Philosophy
• 1962 Degree Dr. rer. nat.
• 1967 Habilitation for Zoology at the University of Frankfurt a. M., Germany, Degree: Privatdozent

Positions:

• 1962 - 1963 Scientific Assistant at the Zoological Institute of the University of Munich
• 1963 - 1967 Scientific Assistant at the Zoological Institute of the University of Frankfurt a. M.
• 1965 - 1966 Research Associate, Biological Laboratories Harvard University, Cambridge Mass. and Rockefeller University, New York
• 1967 - 1968 Universitätsdozent (= Associate Professor), Zool. Institute, University of Frankfurt
• 1968 - 1974 Full Professor of Zoology and Director of the Zoological Institute at the TH (Technical University) of Darmstadt, Germany
• 1974 Full Professor of Biology, University of Konstanz
• 1977 - 1983 Vice President of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
• 1986 - 1991 President of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (on leave from University of Konstanz) and Vice President of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
• 1993 - 1994 President of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte
• 1993 - 1995 President of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences
• 1994/95 Heinrich-Hertz Visiting Professorship, University of Karlsruhe
• 1996 - 2002 President of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (on leave from the University of Konstanz)
• 2003, Nov. 1st Professor of Biology, University of Konstanz, retired.

Honorary Degree:

• 1992 Dr. rer. nat. h.c. University of Saarland
• 1997 Dr. rer. nat. h.c. University of Dublin
• 1999 Dr. rer. nat. h.c. University of Potsdam
• 2000 Dr. H.L. h.c., Jewish Theological Seminary, New York
• 2001 Dr. Phil. h.c., Tel Aviv University
• 2001 Dr. Phil. h.c., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• 2002 Dr. Phil. h. c. Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Rehovot, Israel

Scientific Advisory Activities (Selection):

• 1974 - 1977 Member of the Senate of the German Research Council (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
• 1974 - 1977 Chairman of DFG-Commission for Primate Research
• 1978 - 1983 Member of Supervisory Board of the German Primate Center
• 1976 – 1985; Member of the Advisory Board of the Max-Planck-Institute for
• 1992 - 1996 Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen
• 1982 - 1985 Member of the Advisory Board of the Max-Planck-Institute for Behavioral Physiology, Seewiesen
• 1978 - 1985 Member (1983 - 1985 Chairman) of the Supervisory Board for the Dahlem Conferences, Berlin
• 1980 - 1985 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Center of Advanced Studies (Wissenschaftskolleg), Berlin

Memberships (Selection):

• 1978 Corresponding Member of the Heidelberger Academy of Sciences
• 1981 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 1985 Corresponding Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
• 1985 Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 1985 Member of the German Academy of Natural Sciences, Leopoldina, Halle
• 1987 Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of Nordrhein-Westfalia
• 1988 Member of the Academia Europaea
• 1991 Honorary Member of the Indian Academy of Sciences
• 1993 Member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences
• 1996 Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences at Göttingen
• 1997 Honorary Member of the GDCh (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker)
• 2000 Foreign Member of the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia
• 2000 Forein Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
• 2002 Foreign Member of the Royal Society, London
• 2002 Member of the board of trustees of Robert-Bosch-Foundation, Stuttgart
• 2002 Honorary Member of the Max Planck Society, Germany

Research fields and Scientific Interests:

• Sensory Physiology and Social Behavior in Animals
• Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection
• Promotion of Scientific Research
• Public Understanding of Science

Address:
Professor Hubert S. Markl
University of Konstanz
Department of Biology
Box M 612
D-78457 Konstanz
Germany


Phone: 0049/7531/88 2725
Fax: 0049/7531/88 4345