Guilherme Rau (?–1953) immigrated to Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil from Germany in 1900. An

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, from 1915 to 1917 he helped with the '' Geological Survey of Berlin's'' excavation of 200

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at the

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. He also contributed considerably to the

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of Paleorrota and taught

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at the ''Faculty of Pharmacy'' of the city in the years 1934 and 1935.

References

''Répteis do Rio Grande do Sul.''
Author : ''Thales de Lema.'' (Portuguese). * Book Os Fascinantes Caminhos da Paleontologia. Author : ''Antônio Isaia.'' Publisher Pallotti. (Portuguese) * Book: "''Cronologia Histórica de Santa Maria e do extinto município de São Martinho.''" 1787–1933. Vol I. Author: ''Romeu Beltrão'', Publisher ''Pallotti'', 1958. (Portuguese) Brazilian paleontologists Year of birth missing 1953 deaths German emigrants to Brazil Brazilian ophthalmologists {{Brazil-scientist-stub