Werner, Yehudah L. 1931-

Yehudah Leopold Werner (Hebrew: יהודה ורנר (1931-2026) was an Israeli herpetologist and Professor Emeritus at the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology). Werner was born in Munich. The family fled from Nazi Germany in 1933, immigrating to Palestine via France and England in 1935. Werner studied under Georg Haas (1905–1981), an emigrant from Austria who was Professor in Jerusalem, who guided his PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During his long scientific career, Werner published more than 400 titles. Among other things, the biology of the geckos, including their vocal communication, as well as the zoogeography and conservation of the reptiles and amphibians in the Middle East are his main themes. Werner was a co-founder of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel and served as chairperson of the Zoological Society of Israel.