Univ.-Prof. Dr. Horst Aspöck 85 – ein Wegbereiter der Medizinischen Parasitologie in Österreich und der Erforschung der Neuropterida

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Horst Aspöck 85 – a pioneer of Medical Parasitology in Austria and of research on the Neuropterida. The renowned and internationally well-known parasitologist and entomologist Univ.-Prof. Dr. Horst Aspöck celebrated his 85th birthday on July 21 2024. This is an occasion to document his extensive lifework. The present paper comprises an account of his life in tabular form, a complete list of his publications and – besides several other documentations (co-authors, search terms, dedications) – a list of all new taxa described by him, largely with his wife and colleagues from many other countries. His opus presently comprises 813 publications (among them several books and without abstracts), largely in well-respected journals. Aspöck leaves an inerasable trace, not only by his activity at the Medical University, but he also shaped and still shapes Neuropterology together with his congenial wife, Ulrike, as only few other scientists. It is not a surprise that Aspöck still presents lectures (including compulsory ones) and that he continues to have close contacts to students and colleagues at the universities.