author
August Gruber
1853–1938
A pioneering German protozoologist, he helped open up the microscopic world through careful studies of single-celled life. His work at Freiburg earned lasting recognition, especially for research on ciliates and cell division.
1 Audiobook
Die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt des Süsswassers. Erster Band.
by F. A. (François Alphonse) Forel, August Gruber, Friedrich Ludwig, W. (Walter) Migula, Ludwig Plate, Julius Vosseler, Wilhelm Weltner
About the author
Born in Genoa on October 8, 1853, he studied natural sciences in Freiburg, Graz, and Leipzig, completing his doctorate in 1878. He then returned to Freiburg, where he worked with August Weismann at the Zoological Institute, qualified as a lecturer, and became an associate professor in 1883.
His research focused on protozoa and other microscopic freshwater life, including ciliates, and he also carried out important investigations into cell division. Sources found during this search describe him as a key zoologist and protozoologist in Freiburg, and note that he published extensively in the late nineteenth century.
Beyond university work, he was active in scientific and civic life in Freiburg, serving in local societies and public roles. In later life he settled in Lindau, where the city honored him on his seventy-fifth birthday; he died on November 23, 1938, in Schachen near Lindau.