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Overview of the honorary academic titles Doctor Honoris Causa awarded by the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

The honorary degree Doctor honoris causa (abbreviated as “dr. h. c.” and placed after the name) is awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of science, culture, or the benefit of humanity on a national and international scale.

38.

Name, Surname

Prof. PhDr. Eduard Maur, CSc.

Work place:

Charles University and University of Pardubice

Field:

Czech History

Characteristics:

Internationally recognized expert in the field of history, especially historical demography

Nominated by:

Faculty of Arts

Date:

11. 6. 2025

37.

Name, Surname

PhDr. Karel Šprunk

Work place:

Charles University, Catholic Theological Faculty (prior to retirement)

Field:

Philosophy

Characteristics:

Respected expert in the fields of philosophy and theology

Nominated by:

Faculty of Theology

Date:

3. 11. 2023

36.

Name, Surname

Assoc. prof. Marc Vandeputte

Work place:

Institut National de Recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement, France

Field:

Fisheries

Characteristics:

Respected expert in genetics for sustainable aquaculture, utilizing various methods of selection and breeding

Nominated by:

Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters

Date:

21. 11. 2021

35.

Name, Surname

Prof. Johan Verreth

Work place:

Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands

Field:

Fisheries

Characteristics:

Internationally recognized authority in both freshwater and marine aquaculture and fisheries

Nominated by:

Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters

Date:

21. 11. 2021

34.

Name, Surname

Prof. Mark Anthony Small, J. D., PhD.

Work place:

Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University, U.S.A.

Field:

Rehabilitation

Characteristics:

Renowned expert in the social sciences.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Health and Social Science

Date:

16. 6. 2019

33.

Name, Surname

Prof. Jana Picková, PhD.

Work place:

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

Field:

Fisheries and protection of Waters

Characteristics:

Internationally recognized scientist specializing in the role of lipids in biological processes

Nominated by:

Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters

Date:

 

31. 10. 2018

32.

Name, Surname

Prof. James Sanford Rikoon, PhD.

Work place:

University of Missouri, Columbia, U.S.A.

Field:

Management and Environmental Sociology

Characteristics:

Internationally recognized expert in rural sociology, environmental sociology, and the socio-economic aspects of regional development

Nominated by:

Faculty of Economics

Date:

6. 6. 2018

31.

Name, Surname

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Norbert Müller

Work place:

Johannes Kepler Univerzität Linz, Austria

Field:

Biophysics

Characteristics:

Internationally respected expert in the field of bioorganic chemistry.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Science

Date:

5. 6. 2017

30.

Name, Surname

Prof. Katsutoshi Arai

Work place:

Hokkaido University, Japan

Field:

Fisheries

Characteristics:

Outstanding Japanese scientist specializing in fish genetics

Nominated by:

Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters

Date:

1. 3. 2017

29.

Name, Surname

Prof. Ing. Petr Ráb, DrSc.

Work place:

Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics CAS

Field:

Fisheries

Characteristics:

Outstanding Czech cytogeneticist and expert in the cytotaxonomy of freshwater Holarctic fish groups

Nominated by:

Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters

Date:

1. 3. 2017

28.

Name, Surname

Jiří Fröhlich

Work place:

Head of the Archaeological Department at the Prácheň Museum in Písek (prior to retirement)

Field:

Czech History

Characteristics:

Internationally recognized expert in the field of history, especially historical demography

Nominated by:

Faculty of Arts

Date:

14. 9. 2016

27.

Name, Surname

prof. Michel Sasseville, Ph.D.

Work place:

Faculté de philosophie, Université Laval, Québec,Canada

Field:

Didactics of Philosophy

Characteristics:

An outstanding canadian specialist in the field of didactics of philosophy, respectively philosophical thinking, of students as well as school and pre-school pupils.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Theology

Date:

20.5.2015

26.

Name, Surname:

doc. PhDr. Jaroslav Med, CSc.

Workplace:

Institute for Czech literature of the AS CR, v.v.i. and the Catholic Theological Faculty of the Charles University in Prague  

Field:

History of Czech literature

Characteristics:

An outstanding Czech literary historian, critic and editor. The main area of his scientific interest is modern Czech literature of the turn of the 19th and 20th century and the Christian-oriented poetry and prose.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Philosophy and Faculty of Theology

Date:

20.5.2015

25.

Name, Surname:

Prof. Villy Sundström

Workplace:

Lund University, Sweden

Field:

Biophysics

Characteristics:

World's leading expert in the field of time-resolved spectroscopy - a method that allows to track extremely fast processes at the molecular level.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Science

Date:

24.9.2014

24.

Name, Surname:

RNDr. Jan Květ, CSc.

Workplace:

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Global Change Research Centre, AS CR, v.v.i.

Field:

Biology of Ecosystems

Characteristics:

Globally recognized expert in ecology of wetland plants.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Science

Date:

4.6.2013

23.

Name, Surname:

doc. PhDr. Jiří Brabec, CSc.

Workplace:

Masaryk Insitute of the AS CR, v.v.i

Field:

History of Czech literature

Characteristics:

Literary historian, editor and lexicographer. The focus of his work lies in literary history - especially in the field of poetry and thinking about art.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Philosophy

Date:

4.6.2013

22.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Steven M. Reppert

Workplace:

University of Massachussets, Medical School, U.S.A.

Field:

Molecular and Cell biology and Genetics

Charcteristics:

World-renowned neurobiologist engaged in the research of circadian rhythms. His favorite object of interest is a Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus).

Nominated by:

Faculty of Science

Date:

19.3.2013

21.

Name, Sruname:

prof. Dr. Jeffrey R. Johansen

Workplace:

John Carroll University, Ohaio, U.S.A.

Field:

Botanics

Characteristics:

World-renowned biologist dedicated to two main research themes, namely the taxonomy and ecology of diatoms and the combined approach to the systematics of cyanobacteria.

Nominated by:

Fauclty of Science

Date:

22.11.2012

20.

Name, Surname:

prof. PhDr. Stanislav Sousedík, CSc.

Workplace:

Charles University in Prague

Field:

Theology

Characteristics:

A significant Czech philosopher of the second half of the twentieth century. He focuses on the history of the Czech modern philosophy and in the systematic field on the communication of scholastic philosophy and analytic philosophy.

Nominated by:

Faculty of theology

Date:

23.5.2012

19.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Jean Bérenger

Workplace:

Université Paris-Sorbonne, Francie

Field:

History

Characteristics:

An outstanding European historian focusing on research of the history of Central Europe.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Philosophy

Date:

23.11.2010

18.

Name, Sruname:

prof. Dr. Francisco J. Ayala

Pracoviště:

University of California v Irvine, U.S.A.

Obor:

Evolutionary biology

Characteristics:

A world-renowned expert in the field of evolutionary biology and genetics.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Science

Date:

11.5.2010

17.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Jacky Cosson

Workplace:

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, Francie

Field:

Cell biology

Characteristics:

A world-renowned expert in the field of cell biology, gametes and reproductive biology

Světově uznávaný odborník v oblasti buňky, gamet a reprodukční biologie

Nominated by:

Faculty of Fishery and Protection of waters

Date:

1.12.2009

16.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Erik De Clercq, MD.

Workplace:

Rega Institute for Medical Research Catholic University, Leuven, Belgie

Field:

Moleculrar en Cell biology

Characteristics:

A world-renowned expert in research and development of antiviral agents, anti-metabolites and antiparasitic substances

Nominated by:

Faculty of Science

Date:

4.6.2009

15.

Name, Surname:

prof. RNDr. Antonín Holý, DrSc.

Pracoviště:

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, v.v.i.

Field:

Molecular and Cell Biology

Characteristics:

A world-renowned expert in virology, especially in the field of research and development of inhibitors of replication mechanisms of viral pathogens.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Science

Date:

4.6.2009

14.

Name, Surname:

Prof. Dr. Rolf Hilgenfeld

Workplace:

Universität zu Lübeck, Německo

Field:

Biophysics

Charcteristics:

The world-renowned expert in the field of protein crystallography,

Nominated by:

Insitute of Physical Biology

Date:

22.4.2009

13.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. James H. Oliver, Jr.

Workplace:

Georgia Southern University, Statesboro GA, U.S.A.

Filed:

Parasitology

Characteristics:

A world-renowned expert in the field of biology of ticks and tick-borne diseases

Nominated by:

Faculty of Science

Date:

8.10.2008

12.

Name, Surname:

prof. PhDr. Sylvie Richterová

Worlplace:

Sapienza Università di Roma, Itálie

Field:

Czech literature

Characteristics:

A  world-renowned representative of the contemporary Czech language philology.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Philosophy

Date:

11.6.2008

11.

Name, Surname:

prof. PhDr. František Šmahel, DrSc

Workplace:

Institute of History of AC CR, v.v.i. and Centre for Medieval Studies

Field:

Czech History

Characteristics:

A world-renowned historian of medieval history.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Philosophy

Date:

1.11.2007

10.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Behr

Workplace:

Universität Braunschweig, Německo

Field:

German literature

Characteristics:

An internationally renowned expert on medieval German literature and world-renowned specialist in older German literature in the Czech Republic.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Education

Date:

24.5.2007

9.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Anthony Frederick George Dixon

Workplace:

University of Norwich, Velká Británie

Field:

Ecology

Characteristics:

An internationally recognized expert in the field of ekology of aphids and their predators.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Biology

Date:

5.12.2006

8.

Name, Surname:

prof. MUDr. Vladimír Krčméry, DrSc.

Workplace:

Trnavská univerzita v Trnave, Slovensko

Field:

Public Helathcare

Characteristics:

Doctor.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Health and Social Science

Date:

25.4.2006

7.

Name, Surname:

prof. PhDr. Josef Petráň, CSc.

Workplace:

Charles University, Prague

Field:

Czech History

Characteristics:

A front Czech historian.

Nominated by:

Insitute of History, University of South Bohemia

Date:

11.10.2005

6.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. John Law

Workplace:

University of Georgia, Athens, U.S.A.

Field:

Molecular and Cell biology

Characteristics:

A world-renowned specialist in biochemistry and molecular biology of insects.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Biology

Date:

4.11.2004

5.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Werner Williams

Workplace:

Universität Augsburg,  Německo

Field:

German literature

Characteristics:

A world-renowned scientist in the field germanistic medievalistics

Nominated by:

Faculty of Education

Date:

13.5.2004

4.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Peter Johanek

Worklplace:

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Německo

Field:

Czech history

Characteristics:

A world-renowned historian of medieval history.

Nominated by:

Insitute of History, University of South Bohemia

Date:

13.5.2004

3.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Manfred Anke

Workplace:

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Německo

Field:

Physiology and nutrition of farm animals

Characteristics:

A world-renowned scientist in the field of animal nutrition.

Nominated by:

Faculty of Agriculture

Date:

6.11.2003

2.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Hans Rothe

Workplace:

Universität Bonn, Německo

Field:

History of Czech literature

Nominated by:

Faculty of Education

Date:

29.4.2003

1.

Name, Surname:

prof. Dr. Ernest Kulhavy

Workplace:

Johannes Kepler Univerzität Linz, Rakousko

Field:

Economic sciences

Nominated by:

Faculty of Agriculture

Date:

8.6.2000

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