Christian Wilhelm Braune

[1] Braune was inspired by the photographic work of French scientist Étienne-Jules Marey (1830–1904) involving anatomical movement.

These works helped lead the way towards Braune's experimental, anatomical studies of the human gait, being published in the book Der Gang des Menschen (co-written with physiologist Otto Fischer 1861–1917).

With Otto Fischer, he conducted research involving the position of the center of gravity in the human body and its various segments.

Braune and Fischer also did extensive work on the fundamentals of resistive forces that the body's muscles need to overcome during movement.

In unrelated investigative work, Braune had a decisive role in the publication of the musical pieces composed by Frederick the Great of Prussia.