Gerhard Haszprunar Explained

Gerhard Haszprunar (born 25 February 1957 in Vienna) is Austrian zoologist and malacologist.^[1]

He is credited with the invention of the modern species naming patronage model^[2] 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 for the project "Monoplacophora" (with Dr. Kurt Schaefer) (1994)
• Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art (2008)^{[1] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.zsm.mwn.de/dir/e/curriculum.htm Curriculum vitae: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Haszprunar
2. Web site: June 18, 2011. Financing conservation efforts by selling naming rights of new species.
3. Web site: Reply to a parliamentary question . German . 1841 . 16 November 2012 .