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
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))

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, 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.

External links

• Anton Dohrn: Fisheries Research Vessel: Dr. Gerhard Krefft 30.3.1912 - 20.3.1993, at www.anton-dohrn.de.