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Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Otto Kinne


* Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1923 , Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany, March 2015. (Announcement)

He was an outstanding marine ecologist. From 1962 to 1984, he was the director of the Helgoland marine research station. During his career, Prof. Kinne was an active board member and Editor-in-Chief of many journals, including Marine Biology (published by Springer), which he founded in 1967.

In 1979, the rapid advancements in the field of marine ecology led Prof. Kinne to launch Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) and its publisher Inter-Research (IR). Since then, Prof. Kinne (co)founded numerous other successful journals.

Prof. Kinne believed strongly in making scientific research widely accessible, supporting disadvantaged authors and acknowledging scientific achievement. For example, he founded the International Ecology Institute, which honours established as well as up-and-coming ecologists with prestigious awards and publishes the book series Excellence in Ecology at cost price. His Otto Kinne Foundation helps fund young researchers from eastern European countries. Well aware of the challenges faced by some non-native English speakers, Prof. Kinne always encouraged his staff to help these authors.

Prof. Kinne continued to lead IR until his passing at the age of 91. His legacy is being continued by his family and the dedicated staff at IR.

1952Dr. rer. nat. (Zoology, Botany, Oceanography): University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
1952 - 1957Research Assistant: Department of Zoology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
1957 - 1958Research Zoologist: Department of Zoology; University of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
1958Habilitation (Zoology, esp. marine zoology): University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
1958 - 1960Assistant Professor of Zoology: Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
1960 - 1962Associate Professor of Zoology: Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
1962 - 1984Leading Director and Professor Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Hamburg, Germany
from 1967Professor University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
1979 - 1981President European Marine Biology Symposia (EMBS)
from 1984Director International Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany
1984 - 2004Director Inter-Research Science Center, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany
1992 - 2001President Nathanael-Pringsheim-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Biologischen Anstalt Helgoland e.V., Hamburg, Germany
from 1998President Eco-Ethics International Union, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany
2003The Honorary Professor of the Division of General Biology, The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
2004Honorary Doctor (Dr. h. c.) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
from 2005President Inter-Research Science Center, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany
1959 - 1962Instructor: Ecology Course, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass., USA
1959 - 1962Instructor: Marine Biology Course, Hopkins Marine Station, Palo Alto, Calif., USA
1969 - 1970Mission Leader of the first two operations of Underwater laboratories in Germany: Baltic Sea: 'BAH I'; North Sea: 'Underwater laboratory Helgoland', Germany
1964First International Symposium on 'Quantitative biology of metabolism'. (Co-organizers F. Krüger, A. Locker). Editors: O. Kinne & H. Aurich. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 9, 496 pp
1964Fourth Marine Biological Symposium: 'Biology, ecology and physiology of marine organisms'. Editors: O. Kinne & H. Aurich. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 10, 476 pp.
1966Second International Symposium: 'Quantitative biology of metabolism'. (Co-organizers: A. Locker, F. Krüger). Editors: O. Kinne & H. Aurich. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 14, 612 pp.
1967First European Symposium on Marine Biology (EMBS): 'Experimental ecology — its significance as a marine biological tool; Subtidal ecology — particularly as studied by diving techniques'. Editors: O. Kinne & H. Aurich. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 15, 669 pp.
1968International Helgoland Symposium: 'Biological and hydrographical problems of water pollution in the North Sea and adjacent waters.' Editors: O. Kinne & H. Aurich. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 17, 530 pp.
1969Marine Biology, International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters (last volume under the Editor-in-Chief Otto Kinne No. 151)
1970Marine Ecology. A Comprehensive, Integrated Treatise on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. Conceived, organized, edited and contributed to by Otto Kinne and published by Wiley
1970 - 1984
Total printed pages of the Treatise: 7033, of these written by O. Kinne: 1650. This integrated multi-author Treatise is the first comprehensive overview of our knowledge on life in marine environments.
Volume I: Environmental Factors
Volume II: Physiological Mechanisms
Volume III: Cultivation
Volume IV: Dynamics
Volume V: Ocean Management
1970International Helgoland Symposium: 'Cultivation of marine organisms and its importance for marine biology.' Editors: O. Kinne & H.-P. Bulnheim. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 20, 721 pp
1973International Helgoland Symposium: 'Man in the sea — in situ studies on life in oceans and coastal waters' Editors: O. Kinne & H.-P. Bulnheim. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 24, 535 pp
1977International Helgoland Symposium: 'Ecosystem research' Editors: O. Kinne & H.-P. Bulnheim. Helgoländer wiss. Meeresunters. 30, 735 pp.
1979Inter-Research (Science Publisher, Science Center)
1979Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS)
198014th European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS): 'Protection of life in the sea' Editors: O. Kinne & H.-P. Bulnheim. Helgoländer Meeresunters. 33, 772 pp.
This symposium was originally planned as International Helgoland Symposium. It was converted into an EMBS because the original sponsor of that symposium withdrew its invitation and because we did not want to skip one year. For details consult end of 'Opening Address'
1980Diseases of Marine Animals Conceived, organized, edited and contributed to by Otto Kinne and published by John Wiley & Sons (Vol. I) and Biologische Anstalt Helgoland (Vols II—IV)
1980 - 1990
Total printed pages of the Treatise 2618, of these written by O. Kinne: 127 This integrated multi-author Treatise is the first attempt in history to review all knowledge available on disease phenomena reported from marine animals.
Volume I: General Aspects, Protozoa to Gastropoda
Volume II: Introduction, Bivalvia to Scaphopoda
Volume III: Introduction, Cephalopoda, Annelida,Crustacea, Chaetognatha, Echinodermata, Urochordata
Volume IV, Part 1: Introduction, Pisces
Volume IV, Part 2: Introduction, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia
1984International Ecology Institute (ECI)
1984Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (DAO)
1984International Helgoland Symposium: 'Diseases of marine organisms' Editors: O. Kinne & H.-P. Bulnheim. Helgoländer Meeresunters. 37, 664 pp
1987Excellence in Ecology (EE)
20 EE Books published up to 2014; 6 books in preparation; 2 cancelled
1990Climate Research (CR)
1992Otto Kinne Foundation(OKF)
1995Aquatic Microbial Ecology(AME) Co-founders: F. Rassoulzadegan, J. Dolan
1996Top Books (TB)
2 TBs published up to 2005
1998Eco-Ethics International Union (EEIU - together with Gennady Polikarpov)
2000Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics (ESEP) Co-founder: Academician Professor G. Polikarpov
2002ESEP Books
2 ESEP books published up to 2005
2003Inter-Research Reports
2004Endangered Species Research (ESR)
2006MARS - Otto Kinne - Lecture Award for young scientists at the European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS)
The annual award was established by the MARS Network and carries an endowment of 1500 €
2007Aquatic Biology (AB)
2009Aquaculture Environment Interaction (AEI) Co-founders: M. Holmer, T. Dempster
2012Sexuality and Early Development in Aquatic Organisms (SEDAO) Incorporated into AB since 2016
1960 - 1980Crustaceana (Editorial Board Member)
1962 - 1984Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen (Senior Editor)
1967 - 1983Meteor Forschungsergebnisse Reihe D, Biologie (Co-Editor)
1967 - 2007Marine Biology, International journal on life in oceans and coastal waters (Editor-in-Chief )
1973 - 1987Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science (Editorial Board Member)
1976 - 2006Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (Editorial Board Member)
from 1979Marine Ecology Progress Series (Editor-in-Chief)
from 1982Allen Hancock Foundation: Monographs, Occasional Papers, Technical Reports (Editorial Board Member)
from 1984Diseases of Aquatic Organisms (Managing Editor)
from 1987Excellence in Ecology (Editor)
from 2004Endangered Species Research (Founding Editor)
from 2007Aquatic Biology (Editor-in-Chief)
1958Guggenheim Fellow, Guggenheim Foundation, USA
1968Commandeur d'Honneur, Commanderie de l'Ordre du Bontemps de Médoc et des Graves, France
1970/71Senior Foreign Scientist, National Research Council, USA
1974Canada Council Grant, Canada
1980Senior Queen's Fellow, Australia
1981Bundesverdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
1984Karl Ritter von Frisch-Medaille, Wissenschaftspreis der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, Germany
1986Honorary Member of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Plymouth, United Kingdom
1988Honorary Member of the All-Union Hydrobiological Society, Moscow, Russia
1992Honorary Member of the Institute of Marine Biology, Academy of Sciences of Russia, Vladivostok, Russia
1992Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India
1995Foreign Member of the Crimean Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine
2002Honorary Member of the editorial board of the Marine Ecological Journal, Sevastopol, Ukraine
2002MARS Medal of Honour
2003Honorary Professor of the General Biology Division of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
2004Honorary Doctor (Dr. h. c.) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
2004Honorary Title "Aquatic Ecologist of the Year 2003" of the Conference "Aquatic Ecosystems and Organisms",Moscow, Russia
2005Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, San Francisco, CA, USA
2010Honorary Member of the German Zoological Society (DZG)

Prof. Kinne has published a number of scientific papers in a variety of relevant international journals, has contributed to several scientific books, and has also published several on his own, in the years between 1953 and 2010.


A complete list of publications can be found here.


Scientific Fields: Marine ecology, marine biology, zoology, animal physiology, environmenal effects on organismic performance, pollution research, diseases of aquatic organisms, ethics, endangered species research

Announcement

The founder, owner and president of Inter-Research, Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Otto Kinne, passed away on 3rd March 2015 at the age of 91. He died peacefully at his home in Oldendorf after a protracted illness.

Prof. Kinne had a long and highly successful scientific career and was among the best known and respected of all marine ecologists. In the 1960s and 1970s, he, as Director, built up the Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Germany, to one of the leading marine institutes in Europe. In the 1970s, he organised and edited the definitive book series in marine ecology, Marine Ecology. A Comprehensive, Integrated Treatise on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. He founded and was editor of numerous journals, including Marine Biology (1969), as well as Marine Ecology Progress Series (1979) and the other Inter-Research journals. He established and organized many symposia such as the European Marine Biology Symposium. He founded the publishing company Inter-Research in 1979, as well as the Ecology Institute in 1984. His life’s work was acclaimed through many awards and honorary memberships of distinguished institutions.

Prof. Kinne worked tirelessly and to an advanced age for science, and his wisdom, energy and devotion will be sorely missed. An Obituary authored by Victor Smetacek has been published in MEPS Volume 528:1-6.

We would like to assure our readers, editors and authors that the activities of Inter-Research will be continued in his spirit.

The Inter-Research team