Family History
Dohrn was born in Stettin (Szczecin), Prussian Province of Pomerania, into a wealthy middle class family. His grandfather, Heinrich Dohrn, had been a wine and spice merchant, and had made the family fortune by trading in sugar. This wealth allowed Anton's father, Carl August, to devote himself to his various hobbies; travelling, folk music and insects. Anton, the youngest son, read zoology and medicine at various German universities (Königsberg, Bonn, Jena and Berlin). His brother Heinrich Wolfgang Ludwig Dohrn was also a zoologist.
In 1874 Dohrn married sixteen year old Marie de Baranowska who he had met in Messina. They had four children Boguslaw, Wolfgang, Harald und Reinhard.
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- Marie de Baranowska
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The Dohrn family. Anton, Marie and their four sons Boguslaw, Wolfgang, Harald und Reinhard.
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