Gerhard Krefft

For the zoologist, palaeontologist, and curator of the Australian Museum, see Gerard Krefft.

Gerhard Krefft
Born(1912-03-30)30 March 1912
Lokstedt, Hamburg, Germany
Died20 March 1993(1993-03-20) (aged 80)
Hamburg, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Hamburg
SpouseIngeborg
Children3
Relativeszoologist, palaeontologist,
Curator of Australian Museum,
Gerard Krefft (1830–1881)
(great-uncle).
Scientific career
Fieldsichthyology, herpetology
InstitutionsInstitute of Sea Fisheries, Hamburg
Thesis "Feeding experiments Tritons (Salamandridae), with special emphasis on the uptake of vitamins  (1938)
Doctoral advisorPaul Erich Berthold Klatt
(1885–1958) [de])

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

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]

Taxon named in his honor

References

  1. ^ Stehmann & Hulley (1994).
  2. ^ Stehmann & Hulley (1994), p.558.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ 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.