Name and surname: Zoltán, KORSÓS
Born: Budapest, 14 February 1958.
Family status: married, three children (two boys and a daughter, 21, 18, 9 years)

Education:
1977-1982: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Faculty of Natural Sciences, research biologist

Degrees:

• 1982: Research biologist M. Sc. (thesis: „Comparative niche analysis of two lizard species, Lacerta viridis and L. agilis”, 109 pp.)
• 1984: University doctor (~ Ph.D.) zoosystematics and ecology, „summa cum laude”, Eötvös Loránd University (thesis: „Ecological comparison of two lizard populations”, 106 pp.)
• 1996: Candidate of Biological Science (degree of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) (thesis: „Taxonomical studies on the millipedes (Diplopoda)”, 80 + 240 pp.)
• 1997: diplom of the Ph. D. course „Phylogenetic Systematics and Historical Biogeography”, Zoologisk Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1998-2001: Széchenyi Professorship in the education of applied zoologists, University of Veterinary Science, Budapest
• 2005: habilitation, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Hungary
• 2005: associate professor, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Hungary

Positions:

• 1982-1991: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Department of Zoology, museologist, curator of the Myriapoda Collection;
• 1991-1993: Ministry of Culture and Education, Department of Museums, deputy head of department;
• since 1993: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Department of Zoology, senior museologist, curator of the Myriapoda Collection,
• 1995-1998: same position, deputy head of department
• 1999-2003: same position, head of department
• since 1997: University of Veterinary Science (since 2002 Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University), Department of Zootaxonomy, deputy head of department (secondary position)

Memberships and elected positions:

• since 1974: Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society (1992-1996: president of the Section for Amphibian and Reptile Protection)
• since 1977: Hungarian Biological Society (1990-1995: secretary of the Zoological Section, 1995-1998: vice secretary of the Society, since 1999: vice president of the Society)
• since 1982: Hungarian Entomological Society
• since 1984: Centre International de Myriapodologie, Paris, France (since 2002: council member)
• since 1986: Conservation Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica / IUCN Species Survival Commission European Amphibian and Reptile Specialist Group
• since 1988: Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 1993-2001: vice secretary
• since 1990: Council of Europe, Bern Convention, Amphibian-Reptile Specialist Group, (1995-2003) chairman
• 1994-2003: Pulszky Society (Hungarian Museum Association)

Editorial activity:

• 1989-1991: „Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici”, editor
• 1989-1999: „Miscellanea zoologica hungarica”, editor
• 1996-2002: „Hungarian Museums” editorial board
• 2002-: „Zoological Communications” (Hungarian Biological Society): editorial board
• 2006-: „Zoological Communications” (Hungarian Biological Society): editor-in-chief

Tutorial activity:
14 students who graduated at different Hungarian universities, 2 PhD-students who defended their degree successfully.

Study tours, conference activities, field trips:
1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004: each in the Zoologisk Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
A total of 22 expeditions, study and collecting trips to 43 countries, incl. Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, North and South Korea, Thailand, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius, Mexico, South Africa, republics of the former Sovietunion, and 28 countries in Europe.

Publicational activity:

• Scientific papers published: 123
• Conference abstracts: 73
• Books and book chapters: 9
• Books edited: 15
• Compact disc: 1
• Popular articles: 166
• Scientific and popular lectures: 124
• Popular books translated or edited: 67
• Photo exhibition: 2
• Cumulated SCI Impact Factor: 11.285
• Independent citation Index: 225
  

M.Sc. and PhD. students supervised: 16

Successful applications and funds received: 17