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| Gerhard Krefft | |
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| Born | (1912-03-30)30 March 1912 Lokstedt, Hamburg, Germany |
| Died | 20 March 1993(1993-03-20) (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) [de]) |
Gerhard Krefft (30 March 1912 - 20 March 1993) was a German ichthyologist and herpetologist.
Family
His father was a neurologist, who "was an enthusiastic collector of living reptiles and amphibians", and his mother was a concert singer.
He and his wife Ingeborg were married in 1947, and they had three daughters.
He was the great-nephew of the zoologist, palaeontologist, and Curator of the Australian Museum, Johann Ludwig (Louis) Gerard Krefft (1830–1881).
Professional career
He had more than 160 scientific publications, many of which were "milestone contributions to the taxonomy and zoogeography of oceanic fishes".
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.
References
- Stehmann & Hulley (1994).
- Stehmann & Hulley (1994), p.558.
- ^ Stehmann & Hulley (1994), p.559.
- Stehmann & Hulley (1994), p.562.
- Forty-two of his scientific publications are listed at Stehmann & Hulley (1994), p.562-563.
- The Etyfish Project
References
- Stehmann, Matthias; Hulley, P. Alexander (16 May 1994). "Obituary: Gerhard Krefft, 30 March 1912-20 March 1993". Copeia. 1994 (2): 558–564. JSTOR 1447019. Retrieved 22 September 2022.