[Wolfgang Knipper (1920-2005): a contribution to the series on the"Man Behind the Prize"].

Every year during the annual conference of the German Society of Urology, the Wolfgang Knipper Prize is awarded in memory of the Hamburg urologist Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Knipper to urological nursing staff who have been particularly active in the field of training and continuing education for nurses and medical assistants. Over the course of more than four decades, Professor Knipper achieved considerable recognition particularly for his work in continuing education for auxiliary personnel. He became President and Honorary President of the Berufsverband der deutschen Urologen e.V. (Professional Association of German Urologists) and an honorary member of numerous professional societies, including the German Society of Urology.