Herbert Sukopp (6 November 1930 â 3 February 2026) was a German ecologist. From 1974 to 1996 he was professor and head of the department of Ecosystem Research and Vegetation Science at the Institute of Ecology at the Technische Universität Berlin.
Sukopp was born in Berlin on 6 November 1930. He obtained his doctorate in 1958 from the Free University of Berlin under supervision of Erich Werdermann. In 1968 he obtained his habilitation in botany. In 1969 he became professor at the Technische Universität Berlin. In 1974 Sukopp became full professor and head of the department of Ecosystem Research and Vegetation Science at the Institute of Ecology at the same university. He held this position until 1996.
He is noted as the founder of the Berlin School of urban ecology. He was honorary president of the Society for Urban Ecology.
In 1983 Sukopp received the Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1995 he became an extraordinary member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Sukopp died on 3 February 2026, at the age of 95.