Tom Fenchel
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Tom Michael Fenchel is a Danish
marine ecologist
and professor first at the University of Aarhus
, later at the University of Copenhagen
. He is a highly cited scientist and known for, among other things, Fenchel's Law
. He holds PhD
(1964) and D.Sc. (1969) titles, both from the University of Copenhagen
.
He is a foreign member of the Royal Society
and a reviewing editor of the scientific journal
Science
. He was the 1986 recipient of the ECI Prize
of ecology
and wrote the book in the ECI Prize laureate
series Excellence in Ecology. He served as president 2004-2008 of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
(he is a member since 1976). In 2006 he was awarded the A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award
by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
and of the American National Academy of Sciences
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
marine ecologist
Marine biology
Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather...
and professor first at the University of Aarhus
University of Aarhus
Aarhus University , located in the city of Aarhus, Denmark, is Denmark's second oldest and second largest university...
, later at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
. He is a highly cited scientist and known for, among other things, Fenchel's Law
Fenchel's Law
Fenchel's Law is a regularity in population ecology regarding how exponential population growth is related to the body size of the organism. It was first described by the Danish marine ecologist Tom Fenchel. It contends that species with larger body sizes tend to have lower rates of population growth...
. He holds PhD
PHD
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(1964) and D.Sc. (1969) titles, both from the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
.
He is a foreign member of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
and a reviewing editor of the scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
Science
Science (journal)
Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is one of the world's top scientific journals....
. He was the 1986 recipient of the ECI Prize
ECI Prize
The ECI Prize is a prize awarded annually from 1986 onwards to an ecologist distinguished by outstanding and sustained scientific achievements. It is awarded by the Ecology Institute, a non-profit organization of research ecologists dedicated to fostering ecological knowledge and awareness.The...
of ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
and wrote the book in the ECI Prize laureate
ECI Prize
The ECI Prize is a prize awarded annually from 1986 onwards to an ecologist distinguished by outstanding and sustained scientific achievements. It is awarded by the Ecology Institute, a non-profit organization of research ecologists dedicated to fostering ecological knowledge and awareness.The...
series Excellence in Ecology. He served as president 2004-2008 of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a Danish non-governmental science Academy, founded 13 November 1742 by permission of the King Christian VI, as a historical Collegium Antiquitatum...
(he is a member since 1976). In 2006 he was awarded the A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award
A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award was first presented in 1994 to honor major long-term achievements in the fields of limnology and oceanography, including research, education and service to the community and society. In 2004, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Board renamed the award...
by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Initiated in 1947, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography is a scientific society with the goal of Advancing the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. With approximately 4000 members in nearly 60 different countries, ASLO is the largest scientific society, worldwide, devoted to...
.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
and of the American National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...