Gerhard Krefft
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Born30 March 1912
Lokstedt, Hamburg, Germany
Died20 March 1993 (aged 80)
Hamburg, Germany
AlmamaterUniversity of Hamburg
SpouseIngeborg
Gerhard Krefft | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 March 1912 Lokstedt, Hamburg, Germany |
| Died | 20 March 1993 (aged 80) Hamburg, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
| Spouse | Ingeborg |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | zoologist, palaeontologist, Curator of Australian Museum, Gerard Krefft (1830–1881) (great-uncle). |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | ichthyology, herpetology |
| Institutions | Institute of Sea Fisheries, Hamburg |
| Thesis | "Feeding experiments Tritons (Salamandridae), with special emphasis on the uptake of vitamins (1938) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Erich Berthold Klatt (1885–1958)) |
Gerhard Krefft (30 March 1912 - 20 March 1993) was a German ichthyologist and herpetologist.[1]
His father was a neurologist, who "was an enthusiastic collector of living reptiles and amphibians", and his mother was a concert singer.[2]
He and his wife Ingeborg were married in 1947, and they had three daughters.[3]
He was the great-nephew of the zoologist, palaeontologist, and Curator of the Australian Museum, Johann Ludwig (Louis) Gerard Krefft (1830–1881).[3]
Professional career
He had more than 160 scientific publications, many of which were "milestone contributions to the taxonomy and zoogeography of oceanic fishes".[4][5]
Taxon described by him
Taxon named in his honor
- Nemamyxine kreffti C. B. McMillan & Wisner, 1982, the Krefft's hagfish, is a species of hagfish in the genus Nemamyxine. It is found in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean from off Argentina and southern Brazil.[6]
