Bert Hölldobler
Bert Hölldobler | |
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Hölldobler in 2010 | |
| Born | Berthold Karl Hölldobler 25 June 1936 Andechs, Bavaria, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Würzburg (PhD) |
| Known for | The Ants (1990) |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1980) Leibniz Prize (1990) Pulitzer Prize (1991) Lichtenberg Medal (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology Sociobiology |
| Institutions | University of Frankfurt Harvard University University of Würzburg Cornell University Arizona State University |
Berthold Karl Hölldobler BVO (born 25 June 1936) is a German zoologist, sociobiologist and evolutionary biologist who studies evolution and social organization in ants. He is the author of several books, including The Ants, for which he and his co-author, E. O. Wilson, received the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction writing in 1991.