Gerhard Krefft

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Gerhard Krefft
Born(1912-03-30)30 March 1912
Lokstedt, Hamburg, Germany
Died20 March 1993(1993-03-20) (aged 80)
Hamburg, Germany
Alma mater University of Hamburg
SpouseIngeborg
Children3
Relatives zoologist, palaeontologist,
Curator of Australian Museum,
Gerard Krefft (1830–1881)
(great-uncle).
Scientific career
Fields ichthyology, herpetology
InstitutionsInstitute 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)
 [ de ])

Gerhard Krefft (30 March 1912 - 20 March 1993) was a German ichthyologist and herpetologist. [1]

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Family

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]

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References

  1. Stehmann & Hulley (1994).
  2. Stehmann & Hulley (1994), p.558.
  3. 1 2 Stehmann & Hulley (1994), p.559.
  4. Stehmann & Hulley (1994), p.562.
  5. Forty-two of his scientific publications are listed at Stehmann & Hulley (1994), p.562-563.

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