Background
Zima, Jan was born on August 14, 1952 in Prague, Czech Republic. Son of Václav and Václava (Holubová) Zima.
Zima, Jan was born on August 14, 1952 in Prague, Czech Republic. Son of Václav and Václava (Holubová) Zima.
Master of Science, Charles University, Prague, 1975. Doctor rerum naturalium, Charles University, Prague, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1981.
Doctor of Science, Academy of Sciences, 1995.
Researcher Academy science, Brno, Czech republic, 1981-1989, head department zoology Czech republic, 1978-1997. Associate professor Charles University, Prague, since 1996. Consultant Minister Environment, Czech Republic, 1990-1993, Krkonose National Park, since 1995.
Member, past chairman International Sorex Araneus Cytogenetics Committee, Uppsala, Sweden, since 1993. Member Species Survival Commission, International Union for Conservation of Nature Gland, since 1993.
Member Societas Europaea Mammalogica United Kingdom (board directors since 1995).
Married Irena Ecerová, October 1, 1976. Children: Markéta, Jan, Barbora.