Rate My Professor Bert Hölldobler

Hölldobler, a pioneering behavioral biologist and sociobiologist, focuses on the evolution and organization of social insect societies, particularly ants, investigating communication, division of labor, and social evolution. With over 300 publications, key books co-authored with E.O. Wilson include “The Ants” (1990, Pulitzer Prize 1991), “Journey to the Ants” (1994), “The Superorganism” (2008), “The Leafcutter Ants” (2011), and “The Guests of Ants” (2022, 2023 PROSE finalist). Other notable works: “Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants” (2003). Major awards feature the Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Prize (1990), Cothenius Medal (2011), Fabricius Medal (2019), Guggenheim Fellowship (1980), and memberships in the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and American Philosophical Society. He co-edited Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (1976-1989). The documentary “Ants: Nature’s Secret Power” (2005) won a Jackson Hole Film Festival award. His research has significantly impacted sociobiology, ecology, and public understanding of animal societies.