Sigismund Ernst Richard Krone
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, he explored and studied the endokarst region of southeast Brazil,. 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, which he examined between 1895 and 1906.