Sigismund Ernst Richard Krone | |
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 Richard Krone with his daughter Ana Maria Martins Krone (after marriage). | |
| Born | 18 July 1861 Dresden |
| Died | 9 September 1917 (aged 56) Iguape |
| Resting place | 24°41′51″S 47°34′15″W / 24.6975°S 47.5709°W |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Naturalist |
| Spouse | Thomázia Martins |
| Children | 3 |
Sigismund Ernst Richard Krone was a German naturalist, zoologist, spelunker, archaeologist and researcher born on 18 June 1861 in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony. Having been the discoverer of the Devil's Cave in 1891,[1] he explored and studied the endokarst region of southeast Brazil,.[2] He was influenced by the contributions of the Danish naturalist Peter Lund (1801–1880), leading to the realization of several paleontological and archaeological discoveries in 41 of Iporanga's caves,[1] which he examined between 1895 and 1906.[3]
- ^ a b Visao (1965). Visao. Publicações Projornal. p. 205.
- ^ Luis Eduardo Panisset, Heinz Charles Kohler (2009). Historical and Geomorphological Characterization of a Brazilian Karst Region (PDF). p. 279.
- ^ Claude Chabert, Paul Courbon (1989). Atlas of the great caves of the world. Cave Books. p. 46. ISBN 0-939748-21-5.