Antal Festetics

Antal Festetics, exactly (German: Antal-Erwin Graf Festetics von Tolna; born 12 June 1937 in Budapest, Hungary), is a Hungarian-Austrian biologist, zoologist and behavioural researcher. A student of Konrad Lorenz, in 1973 he became a university professor and director of the Institute for Hunting Biology at the University of Göttingen. In 1981 he became an honorary professor at the University of Vienna. In 1980 he became president of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research. He was awarded for the establishment of national parks in Austria and Hungary, as well as the Austrian State Prize for Environmental Protection in 1988.

Decorations and awards

1962 and 1964 - Theodor Körner Prize for Art and Science
1971 - Award of the City of Vienna
1982 - International Nature Conservation prize of World Wide Fund for Nature
1982 - Grand Decoration of Burgenland
1987 - World Conservation Order of the Golden Ark (Netherlands)
1987 - Grand Gold Decoration of Styria
1988 - Austrian State Prize for Environmental Protection ("Konrad Lorenz Award")
1989 - Honorary Doctor of Agricultural Sciences Keszthely (Georgikon) the University of Pannonia, Veszprém ("Dr. agr hc")
1990 - Paracelsus Ring of Villach
1992 - Grand Gold Medal of the City of Vienna
1994 - Golden Lion
1997 - Gold Medal of Honour of Vienna
1997 - Platinum Romy for lifetime achievement
1998 - Conservation Award "Pro Natura" (Hungary)
1998 - Merit Cross 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse)
2006 - Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class^[1]
2007 - Commander's Cross of Burgenland
European Academy of Sciences and Arts