Eduardo H. Rapoport

Eduardo Hugo Rapoport (July 3, 1927 - May 16, 2017) was an Argentinian ecologist and emeritus professor at Universidad Nacional del Comahue. He is widely known for his fundamental work on soil biology, biological invasions, and urban ecology and, in particular, for his contributions to the biogeography (see Rapoport's rule).

Eduardo Rapoport studied at the National University of La Plata (1953–1956) and obtained his doctoral degree in 1956. He subsequently worked at Universidad Nacional del Sur (1956–1966), in the Venezuela ''Instituto de Zoología Tropical'' (1967–1971), in ''Fundación Bariloche'' (1971–1978), at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in México (1978–1983), as a UNESCO expert in 1974 and, finally, at the Universidad Nacional del Comahue in Bariloche. Provided by Wikipedia