diff --git a/dune/gmsh4/gmsh4reader.hh b/dune/gmsh4/gmsh4reader.hh
index 0e263958ac22e7c8bb2e776bae67df31f3d5ca40..7ff1bb4fbbcd543cb2516d2ec8d3fcadb97ad9a5 100644
--- a/dune/gmsh4/gmsh4reader.hh
+++ b/dune/gmsh4/gmsh4reader.hh
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ namespace Dune
     using size_type = SizeType;
 
     /// Constructor. Creates a new GridCreator with the passed factory
-    explicit Gmsh4Reader (GridFactory<Grid>& factory)
-      : creator_(std::make_shared<GridCreator>(factory))
+    template <class... Args,
+      std::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<GridCreator, Args...>::value,int> = 0>
+    explicit Gmsh4Reader (Args&&... args)
+      : creator_(std::make_shared<GridCreator>(std::forward<Args>(args)...))
     {}
 
-    /// Constructor. Stores a references to the passed creator
+    /// Constructor. Stores the references in a non-destroying shared_ptr
     explicit Gmsh4Reader (GridCreator& creator)
       : creator_(stackobject_to_shared_ptr(creator))
     {}
@@ -65,13 +67,6 @@ namespace Dune
      **/
     void read (std::string const& filename, bool fillCreator = true);
 
-    /// Implementation of \ref FileReader interface
-    static void fillFactoryImpl (GridFactory<Grid>& factory, std::string const& filename)
-    {
-      Gmsh4Reader reader{factory};
-      reader.read(filename);
-    }
-
     /// Advanced read methods
     /// @{
 
@@ -103,6 +98,15 @@ namespace Dune
       return pieces_;
     }
 
+#ifndef DOXYGEN
+    /// Implementation of \ref FileReader interface
+    static void fillFactoryImpl (GridFactory<Grid>& factory, std::string const& filename)
+    {
+      Gmsh4Reader reader{factory};
+      reader.read(filename);
+    }
+#endif
+
   private:
     template<class T>
     void readValueBinary(std::ifstream& input, T &v);
diff --git a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/continuousgridcreator.hh b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/continuousgridcreator.hh
index cc4883356c608769bfccfafb28a4cf6ba04643fa..ed7be39eb62f634a8ca1e6ed6861e894bf12c76f 100644
--- a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/continuousgridcreator.hh
+++ b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/continuousgridcreator.hh
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ namespace Dune
       using GlobalCoordinate = typename Super::GlobalCoordinate;
       using Nodes = std::vector<GlobalCoordinate>;
 
-      ContinuousGridCreator (GridFactory<Grid>& factory)
-        : Super(factory)
-      {}
 
+    public:
+      using Super::Super;
       using Super::factory;
 
       template <class NodeAttributes>
@@ -102,5 +101,11 @@ namespace Dune
       std::size_t vertexShift_ = 0;
     };
 
+    // deduction guides
+    template <class Grid>
+    ContinuousGridCreator(GridFactory<Grid>&)
+      -> ContinuousGridCreator<Grid>;
+
+
   } // end namespace Gmsh4
 } // end namespace Dune
diff --git a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/derivedgridcreator.hh b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/derivedgridcreator.hh
index 37b0ca9067f419d9999c8efce57e7601e1682e61..77d551d9f57c14f302e30b6d2a6e4dc5cdeaa9e2 100644
--- a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/derivedgridcreator.hh
+++ b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/derivedgridcreator.hh
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ namespace Dune
       using Grid = typename GridCreator::Grid;
       using GlobalCoordinate = typename Super::GlobalCoordinate;
 
-      DerivedGridCreator (GridFactory<Grid>& factory)
-        : Super(factory)
-        , gridCreator_(factory)
+      template <class... Args,
+        disableCopyMove<DerivedGridCreator, Args...> = 0>
+      DerivedGridCreator (Args&&... args)
+        : Super(std::forward<Args>(args)...)
+        , gridCreator_(Super::factory())
       {}
 
       template <class NodeAttributes>
diff --git a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/discontinuousgridcreator.hh b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/discontinuousgridcreator.hh
index 58ae02f2c7a8feae0b27227fb3a168a744fc12ae..0772068c57389952876b28147fbae1d4b42a97af 100644
--- a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/discontinuousgridcreator.hh
+++ b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/discontinuousgridcreator.hh
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ namespace Dune
         }
       };
 
-      DiscontinuousGridCreator (GridFactory<Grid>& factory)
-        : Super(factory)
-      {}
 
+    public:
+      using Super::Super;
       using Super::factory;
 
       template <class NodeAttributes>
@@ -67,5 +66,10 @@ namespace Dune
       std::map<GlobalCoordinate, std::size_t, CoordLess> uniquePoints_;
     };
 
+    // deduction guides
+    template <class Grid>
+    DiscontinuousGridCreator(GridFactory<Grid>&)
+      -> DiscontinuousGridCreator<Grid>;
+
   } // end namespace Gmsh4
 } // end namespace Dune
diff --git a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/lagrangegridcreator.hh b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/lagrangegridcreator.hh
index 9c05cb66b52d49ca7e88014b50050738ac9b5787..4f82e935764fff951e51e7cd8e2e1a2d49338f1b 100644
--- a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/lagrangegridcreator.hh
+++ b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/lagrangegridcreator.hh
@@ -59,12 +59,9 @@ namespace Dune
       class LocalFunction;
 
     public:
+      using Super::Super;
       using Super::factory;
 
-      LagrangeGridCreator (GridFactory<GridType>& factory)
-        : Super(factory)
-      {}
-
       /// Implementation of the interface function `insertVertices()`
       template <class NodeAttributes>
       void insertVerticesImpl (std::size_t numNodes,
@@ -283,6 +280,11 @@ namespace Dune
       std::size_t vertexShift_ = 0;
     };
 
+    // deduction guides
+    template <class Grid>
+    LagrangeGridCreator(GridFactory<Grid>&)
+      -> LagrangeGridCreator<Grid>;
+
 
     template <class Grid>
     class LagrangeGridCreator<Grid>::LocalParametrization
diff --git a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/parallelgridcreator.hh b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/parallelgridcreator.hh
index 0f8942bcf48caef7fb8d16170f745f0f8a2486f8..22162fb6dfb7bef5492d906739b9e6065e685f30 100644
--- a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/parallelgridcreator.hh
+++ b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/parallelgridcreator.hh
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ namespace Dune
       // The GridFactory must support insertion of global vertex IDs
       static_assert(Std::is_detected<Gmsh4::HasInsertVertex, GridFactory<Grid>, GlobalCoordinate, VertexId>{}, "");
 
-      ParallelGridCreator (GridFactory<Grid>& factory)
-        : Super(factory)
-      {}
+    public:
+      using Super::Super;
 
       template <class NodeAttributes>
       void insertVerticesImpl (std::size_t numNodes,
@@ -79,5 +78,11 @@ namespace Dune
       std::size_t vertexShift_ = 0;
     };
 
+    // deduction guides
+    template <class Grid>
+    ParallelGridCreator(GridFactory<Grid>&)
+      -> ParallelGridCreator<Grid>;
+
+
   } // end namespace Gmsh4
 } // end namespace Dune
diff --git a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/serialgridcreator.hh b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/serialgridcreator.hh
index 82c713bf8add5b3a2cab2b18e022b3e3501bd6ea..c85f088bde31cc1a48729d36d0188b1d09a461dc 100644
--- a/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/serialgridcreator.hh
+++ b/dune/gmsh4/gridcreators/serialgridcreator.hh
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ namespace Dune
       using Super = GridCreatorInterface<Grid, Self>;
       using GlobalCoordinate = typename Super::GlobalCoordinate;
 
-      SerialGridCreator (GridFactory<Grid>& factory)
-        : Super(factory)
-      {}
+    public:
+      using Super::Super;
 
       template <class NodeAttributes>
       void insertVerticesImpl (std::size_t numNodes,
@@ -56,5 +55,11 @@ namespace Dune
       std::vector<std::int64_t> shift_;
     };
 
+    // deduction guides
+    template <class Grid>
+    SerialGridCreator(GridFactory<Grid>&)
+      -> SerialGridCreator<Grid>;
+
+
   } // end namespace Gmsh4
 } // end namespace Dune