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1850–1930
A German zoologist and parasitologist, he helped shape the study of worms and parasites in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His scientific books and reference works were widely used by students and researchers of animal biology.

by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Max Braun, J. W. W. (John William Watson) Stephens, Fred. V. (Frederick Vincent) Theobald
Born in 1850, Max Braun was a German zoologist whose work focused especially on parasitology and helminthology, the study of parasitic worms. He taught at the University of Rostock and became known for careful, systematic research at a time when these fields were rapidly developing.
Braun wrote and edited scientific works that helped organize knowledge about parasites for both specialists and students. His publications made complex material more accessible and helped establish him as a respected authority in zoology.
He died in 1930, leaving behind a body of work that remained important to later researchers in parasitology and related branches of biology.