author
Max Braun
1850–1930
A German zoologist and parasitologist, he helped turn the study of human parasites into a clearer, more systematic science. His best-known work brought medical and zoological knowledge together for students and doctors alike.
1 Audiobook
The Animal Parasites of Man
by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Max Braun, J. W. W. (John William Watson) Stephens, Fred. V. (Frederick Vincent) Theobald
About the author
Born in Myslowitz on September 30, 1850, and later active in several German universities, Max Braun studied medicine and natural sciences at Greifswald and Würzburg. He earned a medical doctorate in 1874 and a PhD in 1877, then went on to teach zoology and build a career focused especially on parasitology.
Braun is best remembered for his research on parasitic animals and for writing practical works that made a complicated subject easier to study. His The Animal Parasites of Man became an important handbook for medical readers, reflecting his gift for organizing scientific knowledge in a useful, accessible way.
He later served as a professor in Königsberg and remained associated with zoological research for decades. Braun died on February 19, 1930. No clear portrait photograph was confirmed from the sources reviewed, so an image is not provided here.