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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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