Prof. Dr. Franz M. Wuketits (1955 - 2018) studied philosophy, zoology, paleontology and the theory of science at the University of Vienna and has taught at the Institute of Philosophy since 1980 with a focus on the philosophy of life sciences; he has also held teaching positions and visiting professorships at the University of Graz, the Vienna University of Technology and the University of the Balearic Islands in Palma de Mallorca.

Since 2002, Prof. Wuketits has been a board member of the "Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research" in Altenberg, Lower Austria. He is also a member of the scientific advisory board of several institutions and societies (including the Free Academy of Berlin) and an advisory board member of various specialist journals such as "Biological Theory", "La Nuova Critica" and "Ludus Vitalis". Franz M. Wuketits is the author of around 40 books and over 420 other publications, and is also the (co-)editor of 15 anthologies.