Rupert Riedl

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Rupert Riedl (February 22, 1925 - September 18, 2005) was an Austrian zoologist who made contributions in the fields of:

• Marine biology
• Morphology
• Theory of evolution (a systems approach)
• Evolutionary Epistemology
• Environment and society

• Founder President of the Club of Vienna ; Wiener-Rupert-Riedl-Preis

[edit] Works

• Riedl, R. (1978) Order in living organisms: A systems analysis of evolution. New York: Wiley.
• Riedl, R. (1984) Biology of Knowledge: The Evolutionary Basis of Reason, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
• Wagner, G. P. and M. D. Laubichler (2004) Rupert Riedl and the re-synthesis of evolutionary and developmental biology: body plans and evolvability. J Exp Zool B: Mol Dev Evol. 302B:92-102. as PDF-File downlowdable under: http://pantheon.yale.edu/~gpwagner/pubs_2000.html

[edit] External links

• http://www.rupertriedl.at - Rupert Riedl: Life & Works (german)
• http://www.clubofvienna.org – Club of Vienna
• http://www.kli.ac.at/institute-a.html - Konrad-Lorenz-Institute for Evolution and Cognitive Sciences