Sigismund Ernst Richard Krone was a German naturalist, zoologist, spelunker, archaeologist and researcher born on 18 June 1861 in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony.

[2] 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,[1] which he examined between 1895 and 1906.

[4] where he worked as pharmacist, portrait painter, archaeologist, paleontologist, ornithologist, in addition to serving in a public office in the city.

He then established himself as a pharmacist founding his Farmacia Popular,[5] gaining thus the esteem of the entire population and projecting himself in the local society.

[5] Krone was the discoverer of the famous Iporanga-blind catfish, which was named Pimelodella kronei, a troglobitic fish species unique to the waters of some caves in the region and somewhat of Brazilian speleology.