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Arthur Seligo
1859–1932
A pioneering German scientist of lakes and fisheries, he helped shape early freshwater biology through decades of research, teaching, and practical work. His books and articles opened up the hidden world of plankton, fish waters, and inland ecosystems for both specialists and general readers.
1 Audiobook
Die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt des Süsswassers. Zweiter Band.
by C. (Carl Heinrich) Apstein, Friedrich Borcherding, Stephan Clessin, Paul Kramer, E. Schmidt-Schwedt, Arthur Seligo, Friedrich Zschokke
About the author
Born on March 19, 1859, in Gumbinnen and dying on August 1, 1932, in Danzig, Arthur Seligo was a German hydrobiologist, limnologist, ichthyologist, and fisheries scientist. He is especially associated with the West Prussian Fisheries Association, where he served for decades as managing director, combining scientific study with hands-on work in fisheries and freshwater management.
Seligo wrote on lakes, plankton, freshwater animals and plants, and the practical conditions of fishing waters. Surviving catalog records and digital editions show that his publications included works such as Tiere und Pflanzen des Seenplanktons and studies of the fisheries waters of West Prussia, reflecting both his research interests and his effort to make freshwater science useful beyond the laboratory.
Today he is remembered as one of the early figures who linked biology, limnology, and fisheries into a more connected field. For readers coming to his work now, that mix of careful observation and practical purpose is part of what makes it still interesting.