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Paul Kramer
1842–1898
A German educator and biologist, he moved between philosophy, school administration, and close study of mites and other small creatures. His published work shows a lively mind drawn to both scholarship and the natural world.
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 Berlin on December 3, 1842, Paul Kramer was a German educator, provincial school official, and biologist. Sources identify him especially with arachnology and the study of mites, while also noting an early scholarly interest in philosophy.
His surviving bibliography shows that range clearly. An 1865 dissertation is listed under his name, and later records connect him with zoological works on Acarina as well as contributions to larger natural-history publications. He died in Magdeburg on October 30, 1898.
Kramer may not be widely known today, but the record that remains suggests a 19th-century scholar who brought together teaching, public service, and careful scientific observation.