Bernd Heinrich (1940 - )

Genre: Non-Fiction

Heinrich (born 19 April 1940) is a naturalist, a scientist, and a world-class ultra-marathon runner (he was a member of the Univ. of Maine cross-country team). Heinrich teaches at the University of Vermont and lives almost half the year in a rustic Maine cabin that he built himself. Heinrich has a page about himself and his research through the Univ. of Vermont website, and there is a short abstract of a longer article about Heinrich that appeared in Smithsonian's Nov. 1997 issue online.

His books include:

• Bumblebee Economics (1979)
• In a Patch of Fireweed (1984, about insects)
• One Man's Owl (1987)
• Ravens in Winter (1989)
• Owl in the House: A Naturalist's Diary (1990)
• The Hot-Blooded Insects: Strategies and Mechanics of Thermoregulation (1993)
• A Year in the Maine Woods (1994)
• The Thermal Warriors: Strategies of Insect Survival (1996)
• The Trees in My Forest (1997)
• Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds (1999)
• Racing the Antelope: What Animals Can Teach Us About Running and Life (2001)
• Why We Run: A Natural History (2002)
• Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival (2003)
• The Geese of Beaver Bog (2003)
• The Snoring Bird: My Family's Journey Through a Century of Biology (2007), a memoir about his father, this childhood, and the natural world in their lives. The family escaped from Europe in 1945 to find a home near Wilton, Maine.

The May 1998 issue of Yankee magazine had a nine-page in-depth story on Heinrich, along with several photos. Christopher Lydon recorded an interview with him in June 2007. Heinrich's entire CV is available in PDF format.

Last Update: 03/31/2008

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