Tom Fenchel facts for kids

Tom Michael Fenchel, born on March 19, 1940, in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a very important Danish marine ecologist. A marine ecologist is a scientist who studies how living things in the ocean interact with each other and their environment. He worked as a professor first at the University of Aarhus and later at the University of Copenhagen. He is a scientist whose work is often referred to by other researchers. He is especially known for something called Fenchel's Law.

His Studies

Tom Fenchel earned two important degrees from the University of Copenhagen. He received his PhD in 1964. Then, in 1969, he earned his Doctor of Science degree. These degrees show his deep knowledge in his field.

Awards and Special Recognition

Tom Fenchel has received many honors for his work. He is a foreign member of the Royal Society, which is a very old and respected group of scientists in the United Kingdom. He also helped review articles for Science, a major scientific journal that publishes new discoveries.

In 1986, he won the ECI Prize for ecology. This award recognizes excellent work in the study of how living things interact with their environment. He even wrote a book for the ECI Prize series called Excellence in Ecology.

From 2004 to 2008, he was the president of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. He had been a member of this important Danish academy since 1976. In 2006, he received the A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. This award celebrates a scientist's entire career of important contributions.

He is also a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the American National Academy of Sciences. These are highly respected groups of scientists.