Prof. Dr. Kurt Zukrigl

Prof. Dr. Kurt Zukrigl was born in Vienna on June, 28th 1931. Until his retirement he worked as a professor at the Department of Botany, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. He graduated at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna and received his PhD there on the topic of two virgin forests in the Lower Austrian Calcareous Alps. He is engaged in his scientific work in the field of forestry, phytosociology of forest communities as well as nature conservation. He organized the meeting in Vienna 1997 together with Prof. Hübl. He has been a member of the Society since the foundation of the society. He was a vice-president from 1986 to 1994 and from 2001 to 2005 and president from 1997 to 2001.