Rau, Paul

Paul Rau, the son of David Rau, was born 10 February 1897 in Alt-Weimar.  He was a Russian archaeologist, folklorist, and artist.  He attended the Central School in Grimm and became a teacher.

Following considerable harassment from authorities and accusations of anti-Soviet behavior, he committed suicide on 10 August 1930 in Engels.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth, an international archeaological conference was held in Saratov-Engels in 1997.