| 1 | Name: | Dr. Franz Huber | |
| Institution: | Max Planck Institute | ||
| Year Elected: | 1986 | ||
| Class: | 2. Biological Sciences | ||
| Subdivision: | 209. Neurobiology | ||
| Residency: | International | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1925 | ||
| Death Date: | April 27, 2017 | ||
Franz Huber was a leader in the study of insect communication. His work provided direct evidence for the localization of the neural and motor system involved in sound production in cricket song and formed the basis of modern neuroethology of behavior of insects. He also made fundamental contributions to an understanding of the role of pattern generators in behavior. Dr. Huber held a number of academic posts, including assistant and associate professor at the University of Tübingen's Institute of Animal Physiology (1949-63) and professor of zoology and animal physiology (1962-73) and dean of the faculty of natural sciences (1967-68) at the University of Cologne. Later, he organized and directed the Max-Planck-Institut in Seewiesen, Germany, serving both as a scientific member and research director. After retiring from the Institut, he was named Professor Emeritus. Dr. Huber's many honors include the Karl Ritter von Frisch Medal (1980), the Polish Physiological Society's Napoleon Cybulski Medal (1983) four honorary doctor degrees (Cologne 1988, Toulouse 1991, Odense 1992 and Zurich 1993), and elections to seven academies, including election as a foreign member to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1986. | |||