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Friedrich Zschokke
1860–1936
A Swiss zoologist and parasitologist, he spent decades studying freshwater life and helped shape zoology teaching at the University of Basel. Born into the notable Zschokke family, he is remembered for careful scientific work rather than literary fame.
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 in Aarau on May 27, 1860, he studied zoology in Lausanne and Geneva and earned his doctorate in Geneva in 1884. He later built his career in Basel, where he became a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy and remained a major figure in Swiss academic life for many years.
His research centered on zoology, parasitology, and freshwater organisms, and he is often noted for work that connected careful observation with broader questions about animal life and distribution. Although he came from a family better known in part for literature and public life, his own reputation rests on science and teaching.
He died in Basel on January 10, 1936. Reliable sources found here confirm his life dates, Swiss background, academic training, and university career, but did not provide a clearly verifiable portrait image from the page material available during this search.