August Brand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Brand

German philologist and botanist

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1863

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 17-Sep-1930

Profession: botanist, philologist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Leo

August Brand (19 August 1863 – 17 September 1930) was a German philologist and botanist. Brand was born in Berlin.
He studied classical philology at Bonn and Berlin, obtaining his doctorate in 1885 with the thesis "De dialectis Aeolicis quae dicuntur".
From 1885 to 1910 he taught classes in Frankfurt an der Oder, where he came under the influence of botanist Ernst Huth (1845–1897).
From 1910 onward, he was an instructor at the gymnasium in Sorau.
He died in Sorau, aged 67.