Katia and Maurice Krafft

(1942-1991)

French volcanologists

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Catherine Joséphine "Katia" Krafft (née Conrad; 17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Paul Krafft (25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991), were French volcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991. The Kraffts were known for being pioneers in filming, photographing and recording volcanoes, often getting within feet of lava flows. Their obituary appeared in the Bulletin of Volcanology. Werner Herzog's documentary Into the Inferno mentions them.

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Born	17 April 1942 March 25, 1946 (Maurice)
Died	3 June 1991 (aged 49) Mount Unzen, Japan 32°45′09.5″N 130°20′14.1″E / 32.752639°N 130.337250°E / 32.752639; 130.337250)
Zodiac	Aries
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