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Encyclopedia > Katia and Maurice Krafft

Katia Krafft (17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Krafft ( 25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991) were French vulcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mt Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991. Their obituary appeared in the Bulletin of Vulcanology, (vol. 54, pp 613-614).


External links

  • Katia and Maurice Kraft's biography on the web site of the Arte TV channel: in French (http://www.arte-tv.com/fr/connaissance-decouverte/volcans/Biographie_20Krafft/499968.html) or in German (http://www.arte-tv.com/de/wissen-entdeckung/vulkane/Das_20TV_20Programm/499962.html)

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Katia and Maurice Krafft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (377 words)
Katia Krafft (Mulhouse, 17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Krafft (Guebwiller, 25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991) were French volcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991.
Maurice and Katia were known for being pioneers in filming, photographing and recording volcanoes, often getting within feet of lava flows.
The work of the Kraffts was highlighted in a video issue of National Geographic, which contained a large amount of their film footage and photographs as well as interviews with both.
The Early Life of Maurice and Katia Krafft (361 words)
Maurice was born on March 25, 1946 and became interested in volcanoes at an early age.
Maurice became very interested in volcanoes and by the time he was 15 he had seen three or four eruptions.
Katia enrolled in the University of Strasbourg, and there she met Maurice at the end of her chemistry studies.
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