Brauer was born in Oldenburg. He studied natural sciences at the Universities of Bonn, Berlin and Freiburg, obtaining his doctorate in 1895 with a thesis on the ciliate- Bursaria truncatella titled Bursaria truncatella unter Berücksichtigung anderer Heterotrichen und der Vorticellinen. In 1892 he received his habilitation at the University of Marburg, where he subsequently worked as a lecturer. In 1894–95 he conducted scientific studies in the Seychelles.[1]
With other scientists he participated in the "1898–99 German Deep-Sea Expedition" aboard the steamer Valdivia under the leadership of Carl Chun (1852–1914).[2] In 1906 he was named director of the Berlin Zoological Museum (nowadays the Berlin's Natural History Museum), and later in his career he attained the title of "full professor".
Brauer distinguished himself in the field of deep-sea ichthyology, based largely on his experiences from the 1898–99 "Valdivia Expedition" as well as in his subsequent analyses of species collected on the journey. He was the first to demonstrate that ceratioids were mesopelagic and bathypelagic lifeforms rather than bottom-dwelling organisms. He described four ceratioid species new to science, recognizing an overall total of 23 species in three families; Ceratiidae, Gigantactinidae and Aceratiidae.[3] He made important scientific contributions towards the multi-volume project- Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 (Scientific results of the German deep-sea expedition on the steamer "Valdivia" 1898–1899).[4]
He was the author of Die Süßwasserfauna Deutschlands, a work on freshwater fauna of Germany that was published in nineteen parts from 1909 to 1912.[5] Also, he was an editor of Fauna arctica, a project on Arctic fauna that was originally begun by Fritz Römer (1866–1909) and Fritz Schaudinn (1871–1906).[6]
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Brauer", p. 37).
august, brauer, august, bernhard, brauer, april, 1863, september, 1917, german, zoologist, born, 1863, april, 1863oldenburg, grand, duchy, oldenburgdied10, september, 1917, 1917, aged, berlinnationalitygermanscientific, careerfieldszoologybrauer, born, oldenbu. August Bernhard Brauer 3 April 1863 10 September 1917 was a German zoologist August BrauerBorn 1863 04 03 3 April 1863Oldenburg Grand Duchy of OldenburgDied10 September 1917 1917 09 10 aged 54 BerlinNationalityGermanScientific careerFieldsZoologyBrauer was born in Oldenburg He studied natural sciences at the Universities of Bonn Berlin and Freiburg obtaining his doctorate in 1895 with a thesis on the ciliate Bursaria truncatella titled Bursaria truncatella unter Berucksichtigung anderer Heterotrichen und der Vorticellinen In 1892 he received his habilitation at the University of Marburg where he subsequently worked as a lecturer In 1894 95 he conducted scientific studies in the Seychelles 1 With other scientists he participated in the 1898 99 German Deep Sea Expedition aboard the steamer Valdivia under the leadership of Carl Chun 1852 1914 2 In 1906 he was named director of the Berlin Zoological Museum nowadays the Berlin s Natural History Museum and later in his career he attained the title of full professor Brauer distinguished himself in the field of deep sea ichthyology based largely on his experiences from the 1898 99 Valdivia Expedition as well as in his subsequent analyses of species collected on the journey He was the first to demonstrate that ceratioids were mesopelagic and bathypelagic lifeforms rather than bottom dwelling organisms He described four ceratioid species new to science recognizing an overall total of 23 species in three families Ceratiidae Gigantactinidae and Aceratiidae 3 He made important scientific contributions towards the multi volume project Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898 1899 Scientific results of the German deep sea expedition on the steamer Valdivia 1898 1899 4 He was the author of Die Susswasserfauna Deutschlands a work on freshwater fauna of Germany that was published in nineteen parts from 1909 to 1912 5 Also he was an editor of Fauna arctica a project on Arctic fauna that was originally begun by Fritz Romer 1866 1909 and Fritz Schaudinn 1871 1906 6 In 1896 herpetologist Oskar Boettger 1844 1910 named the lizard species Janetaescincus braueri Brauer s burrowing skink in his honour 7 8 He died in Berlin Contents 1 Source 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksSource editBiographical information is based on a translation from an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia See also editCategory Taxa named by August BrauerReferences edit 1 The Geographical Journal Volume 8 Scottish Geographical Magazine Volume 16 Issue 7 1900 The German deep sea expedition on the ship Valdivia UCPress edu The Biology of Deep sea Anglerfishes WorldCat Titles Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898 1899 Biodiversity Library Die Susswasserfauna Deutschlands Eine Exkursionsfauna bearb Collections Search Center Smithsonian Institution Fauna arctica Reptile Database Janetaescincus braueri Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Brauer p 37 External links editWorks by or about August Brauer at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title August Brauer amp oldid 1159342168, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
