Gustav Rau was one of the most notable German hippologists of the 20th century. He was also an author and a journalist, writing under the pseudonym Gustav Kannstadt. He was born in Paris to an army officer from Württemberg. After the death of his father, his mother moved the family to Switzerland and later to Stuttgart.
- Occupation
- functionary, writer
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- February 28, 1880
- Died
- December 5, 1954