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Gerhard Krefft
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| Born | (1912-03-30)30 March 1912
Lokstedt, Hamburg, Germany
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| Died | 20 March 1993(1993-03-20) (aged 80)
Hamburg, Germany
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| Alma mater | University of Hamburg |
| Spouse | Ingeborg |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | zoologist, palaeontologist, Curator of Australian Museum, Gerard Krefft (1830–1881) (great-uncle). |
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| 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.[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]
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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