Gerhard Haszprunar (born 25 February 1957 in Vienna) is an Austrian

zoologist Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. Zoology is one ...

and

malacologist Malacology, from Ancient Greek μαλακός (''malakós''), meaning "soft", and λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (molluscs or mollusks), the second-largest ...

.Curriculum vitae: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Haszprunar
Accessed 3 December 2010. He is credited with the invention of the modern species naming patronage model and is a founder of the BIOPAT non-profit organization.

Honours and awards

* Cardinal Innitzer prize (for the Habilitation) (1989) * Prize of the city of Innsbruck for scientific research at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (; ) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. It is the largest education facility in the Austrian States of Austria, ...

for the project "Monoplacophora" (with Dr. Kurt Schaefer) (1994) *

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian Decoration for Science and Art" was established by the National Co ...

(2008)

References

1957 births Living people Scientists from Vienna Austrian malacologists Austrian zoologists Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art {{Austria-scientist-stub