Background
Rusek, Josef was born on July 18, 1938 in Petrovice u Karviné, Czech Republic. Son of Rudolf and Anna (Lachnit) Rusek.
Rusek, Josef was born on July 18, 1938 in Petrovice u Karviné, Czech Republic. Son of Rudolf and Anna (Lachnit) Rusek.
Master of Science, University J.E. Purkyne, Brno, Czech Republic, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, 1967. Doctor of Science, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, 1989.
Research scientist Institute Entomology Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1967-1979, senior research scientist Institute Landscape Ecology C. Budejovice, Czech Republic, 1979-1985, senior research scientist, director Institute Soil Biology Czech Republic, 1986-1998. Professor zoology University Vienna (Austria), since 1990. Professor ecology University São Paolo.
Bohemia, Czech Republic, since 1993. Member International Committee Soil Zoology, International Society Soil Science, since 1988, vice president bureau of soil biology, since 1996. Vice-chair Czech National Committee, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, since 1990.
Chair Czech National Committee, Science Committee on Problems of the Environment, Prague, since 1990.
Member Czech. Entomological Society (treasurer 1972-1978), Czech Zoological Society (committee member since 1983).
Married Jitka Stastná, December 23, 1961. Children: Jir+289, Jarmila.