The

Zoologische Staatssammlung München The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (german: Zoologische Staatssammlung München) or ZSM is a major German research institution for zoological systematics in Munich. It has over 20 million zoological specimens. It is one of the largest natur ...

(The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology) awards the Ritter-von-Spix-Medal to distinguished donors and benefactors of outstanding zoological collections. The German research institution has built up one of the largest natural history collections in the world with over 20 million zoological specimens. The award is named after

Johann Baptist von Spix Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix (9 February 1781 – 13 March 1826) was a German natural history, biologist. From his expedition to Brazil, he brought to Germany a large variety of specimens of plants, insects, mammals, birds, amphibians and fish. ...

, the institution's founder and first curator, and is granted sporadically since the 200th birthday of von Spix, 1981.

Award winners (since 2000)

* 2013 - Philippe Darge * 2011 - Axel Alf * 2010 - Lutz W. R. Kobes * 2008 - Zoltán Varga * 2003 - Karl-Heinz Fuchs * 2003 - Heinz Politzar * 2001 - Thomas Witt,

Museum Witt The Museum Witt Munich (MWM) is a department of the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology. It is located in Munich, Germany, and has the world's leading collection of moths. Collection The museum was established in 1980 by Thomas J. Witt. Hi ...

* 2001 -

Claude Herbulot Claude Herbulot (19 February 1908 – 19 January 2006) was a French entomologist. He was born in Charleville-Mézières and died in Paris. He was a lepidopterist and specialised in moths in the family Geometridae. His collection is housed at the Zo ...

* 2000 - Ulf Eitschberger

External links

The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology

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