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