Maurice Krafft

Biography

Maurice Krafft was a French geologist and volcanologist born on March 26, 1946, in Mulhouse, Alsace. He met his wife Katia in 1966 and, together with Roland Haas, co-founded the Cernay Volcanology Center. Their groundbreaking work in documenting volcanic eruptions earned them recognition, including the nickname "volcano devils" from American scientists, and a lasting legacy of over 300,000 photos and 20,000 books on geology.