# Auguste Forel — Mutual Aid character guide

> Auguste Forel in Mutual Aid by Peter Kropotkin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Forel

**First appearance:** 0002-i-mutual-aid-among-animals

## Who they are

Swiss myrmecologist and neuroanatomist, expert on ant societies.

## In the story

### [Mutual Aid Among Animals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/i-mutual-aid-among-animals)

Observed ants' mutual support and their dominance over other insects; his experiments are cited.

### [II: The Ants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/ii-the-ants)

Swiss myrmecologist who began work intending to disprove Huber's assertions but ended up confirming them; his observations on ant mutual aid are cited.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mutual_aid_se/chapters/endnotes)

Cited for research on ants, including detailed observations of their behavior.

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