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    Bengt Holst

    Scientific Zoo Director in Copenhagen Zoo

    Bengt Holst

    Born (1952-05-14) 14 May 1952 (age 72)
    NationalityDanish
    Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
    Occupations
    • Chairman of the Danish Animal Ethics Council
    • Chairman of the Danish Nature Fund
    • Former Scientific Director of the Copenhagen Zoo
    AwardsUlysses S.

    Seal Award for Innovation in Conservation (2021)[1]

    Bengt Holst (born 14 May 1952) is a Danishbiologist who, until his retirement at the end of 2020, was scientific director at Copenhagen Zoo.[2]

    Holst received a MSc in biology from the University of Copenhagen in 1983.[2] Thereafter, Holst was employed as a zoologist and research assistant at Copenhagen Zoo.

    In 1988, Holst became head of the animal department and in 1994 deputy director and scientific director.[2]

    Holst has participated in Denmark Radio's scientific radio programs Leksikon og Viden Om.[3] In 2012,