Fritz Sarasin

Fritz Sarasin ( born December 3, 1859 in Basel, † March 23, 1942 in Lugano; actually Karl Friedrich Sarasin ) was a Swiss naturalist and ethnologist. Paul Sarasin was his cousin.

He traveled to Ceylon, Celebes, New Caledonia and Siam.

He was the first president of the Ethnological Society founded in 1923, Geo- Basel, which also included Hugo Hassinger ( 1877-1952 ) and Felix Speiser - Merian ( 1880-1949 ).

Writings

• With Paul Sarasin: results of scientific research in Ceylon. The Weddas of Ceylon and the surrounding nations. An attempt to bring in the phylogeny of man resting riddle closer to the solution. 2 vols. Text & board band (Atlas). Kreidel, Wiesbaden.
• With Paul Sarasin: Traveling in Celebes. Executed in the years 1893-1896 and 1902-1903. 2 vols. Kreidel, Wiesbaden 1905
• New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. Travel memories of a naturalist. George, Basel 1917.
• Jean Roux: Nova Caledonia. Research in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. Recherches Scientifiques en Nouvelle- Caledonie et aux Iles Loyalty. Edited by Hans Schinz and A. Guillaumin. Series A: zoology. 4 volumes. Series B: Botany. 1 band. Kreidel, Wiesbaden and Berlin from 1913 to 1926.
• Travels and research in Ceylon in the years 1883-1886, 1890, 1902, 1907 and 1925. Using photographic plates and a map. Helbig and Lichtenhahn, Basel 1939.
• From the tropics. Rice memories from Ceylon, Celebes and New Caledonia. 8 lectures. Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel 1931.