Reinhold Rau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Reinhold Rau

South African historian

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1932

Place of Birth: Friedrichsdorf, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 11-Feb-2006

Profession: naturalist, historian, biologist

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Reinhold Eugen Rau (February 7, 1932 – February 11, 2006) was a German natural historian who initiated the Quagga Project in South Africa, which aims to re-breed the extinct quagga, a sub-species of zebra. Rau was born in Friedrichsdorf, Germany, and trained as a taxidermist at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, joining the South African Museum in Cape Town in 1959.
Rau was initially part of a team of seven taxidermists working at the museum.
Although principally known for his work on quaggas, Rau also rediscovered a species of tortoise which had been thought extinct.Rau continued to work at the South African Museum following his retirement; he died on February 11, 2006, at his home in Cape Town.