Erwin-Josef Speckmann
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| Born | April 25, 1939 |
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| Children | Bettina Speckmann |
Erwin-Josef Speckmann (born April 25, 1939, in Münster, Germany)[1][2] is a German neuroscientist and artist.[3] Until his retirement in 2005, he was the head of the Institute of Physiology at the University of Münster, and a professor in the Art Academy Münster. He is also a former dean of the medical faculty at the University of Münster, two-time president of the German EEG Society, and past president of the German Physiological Society.[2] As well as his work on neuroscience, Speckmann has exhibited his art in several exhibition spaces including the botanical gardens of Münster[1][4] and published three books about his art.[5] He has also worked to promote music therapy.[3][6]
- 1974: Special award of Stiftung Michael (Stiftung zur Bekämpfung von Anfallskrankheiten)
- 1981: Hans Berger Prize
- 1984: Alfred Hauptmann Prize
- 2006: Honorary member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Klinische Neurophysiologie und funktionelle Bildgebung
- 2007: Otfrid Foerster Medal
- 2010: Honorary member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epileptologie
- 2011: Officer's Cross of Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2019: Honorary member of University of Fine Arts Münster
