Gerhard Haszprunar

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

References

1 2 Curriculum vitae: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Haszprunar Archived 2017-05-15 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 3 December 2010.
↑ "Financing conservation efforts by selling naming rights of new species" . Retrieved June 18, 2011.
↑ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 1841. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

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[zsm.mwn.de-1] 1 2 Curriculum vitae: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Haszprunar Archived 2017-05-15 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 3 December 2010.

[fundingecologicalresearch-2] "Financing conservation efforts by selling naming rights of new species" . Retrieved June 18, 2011.

[3] "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 1841. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

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