Rudolf Waldemar Rømeling Krefting (3 February 1860 – 17 August 1942) was a Norwegian dermatologist. He was born in

Kvikne Kvikne is a former municipality that was part of the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality of Kvikne existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1966 when it was split between the present-day municipalities of Tynset (in what is now Innl ...

. He is particularly known for his studies of the

chancroid Chancroid ( ) is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. Chancroid is known to spread from one individual to another solely through sexual contact. However, there have been reports of accidenta ...

and the coccobacillus haemophilus ducreyi. He was the father of

Kristian Krefting Kristian August Krefting (9 February 1891 – 13 April 1964) was a Norwegian footballer, military officer, chemical engineer and company owner. He was Norwegian champion with the club Lyn in 1910 and 1911, and was on the Norway national footbal ...

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1860 births 1942 deaths People from Hedmark Norwegian dermatologists {{Norway-bio-stub