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Feb 07, 1932 Friedrichsdorf, Hesse, Germany Died on 11 Feb 2006 (aged 74)
South African historian
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About Reinhold Rau
- 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.
