Hans Konrad Mergner

Background

Mergner, Hans Konrad was born on May 8, 1917 in Lemgo, Germany.

Education

Doctor in Natural Sciences, University Tübingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1956.

Career

Researcher, Max Planck Institute Hirnforschung, Giessen, Federal Republic Germany, 1956-1958; from assistant to associate professor, Zoological Institute U. Giessen, 1958-1970; professor, Institute Spezielle Zoologie, Bochum Ruhr U., Federal Republic Germany, 1970-1984; emeritus professor, Institute Spezielle Zoologie, Bochum Ruhr U., Federal Republic Germany, since 1984. Initiator Agaba Coral Reef Project, since 1972. Science director United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Course for Ecology of Red Sea and Adjacent Waters, Gardagha, Egypt, 1977.

Deanfaculty biology Ruhr U., Bochum, 1974-1975, 78.

Achievements

• Hans Konrad Mergner has been listed as a noteworthy Zoology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Major German military, 1936-1945, prisoner of war 1944-1949, Russia. Member International Society Reef Studies, Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft.

Interests

• Avocations: traveling, literature, painting, classical music.

Connections

Son of Konrad Johannes and Luise Johanna (Tasche) M. Married Maria Theresia Zieger, July 16, 1933. Children: Hans Joachim, Wolfgang Christian, Andreas.

Father:

Konrad Johannes Mergner

Mother:

Luise Johanna (Tasche) Mergner

Spouse:

Maria Theresia Zieger

child:

Andreas Mergner

child:

Hans Joachim Mergner

child:

Wolfgang Christian Mergner