Bert Hölldobler is a German behavioral biologist and Sociobiologist whose primary study subjects are social insects and in particular ants. He is a co-winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his work on The Ants with Edward O. Wilson. In 1990, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is the highest honour awarded in German research. He also collaborated with Wilson to write Journey to the Ants . In 2008 he and Wilson co-authored their third book about superorganisms. He holds positions at the University of Würzburg and Arizona State... University where he is a Foundation Professor in the School of Life Sciences. In addition to his published scientific papers and books, Hölldobler was the subject of the documentary film "Ants - Nature's Secret Power" the winner of the 2005 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festivals Special Jury Prize. His 2007 interview on the Ask A Biologist podcast program details his early life growing up in Germany as well as his interest in ants and writing.
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| Birthdate: | June 25, 1936 |
| Birthplace: | Andechs |
| Age: | 75 |
| Also known as: | Bert Holldobler |