Paul Müller (11 October 1940 – 30 May 2010) was a German
professor of
biology at the
University of Trier
The University of Trier (german: Universität Trier), in the German city of Trier, was founded in 1473. Closed in 1798 by order of the then French administration in Trier, the university was re-established in 1970 after a hiatus of some 172 y ...
.
[uni-trier.de]
He was born in
Gersweiler[ and died in Saarland.
The focus of his work was ]biogeography
Biogeography is the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time. Organisms and biological communities often vary in a regular fashion along geographic gradients of latitude, elevation, ...
, in particular in the Neotropics. His Ph.D. work was on birds and other vertebrates of the Ilha de São Sebastião
Ilhabela (Portuguese for ''Beautiful Island'') is an archipelago and city situated in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil. The city is from the city of São Paulo and from the city of Rio de Janeiro. The largest isla ...
( Brazil). Subsequently, his studies focussed on herpetofauna, tropical ecology and sustainability of hunting
Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...
.
Awards
* Ordre national du mérite (1984)
* Bundesverdienstkreuz
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...
(1994)
* Honorary Doctorate of Chiang Mai University (1988)
* Honorary Doctorate of Yokohama National University (1989)
See also
* Jürgen Haffer Jürgen Haffer (9 December 1932 in Berlin – 26 April 2010 in Essen) was a German ornithologist, biogeographer, and geologist. He is most remembered for his theory of Amazonian forest refugia during the Pleistocene that would have contributed t ...
References
1940 births
2010 deaths
University of Trier faculty
Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Biogeographers
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