A biography of biologist László Papp is presented. Papp was born in Aranyosgadány, Hungary, and studied at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. He was the curator of the Diptera collection at the Hungarian Natural History Museum. He is also one of the founders of he Hungarian Ecological Society. Papp is the recipient of several awards including the Ipolyi Arnold Award, Széchenyi Award, and For Hungarian Ecology Award.