Cornelis Andries Backer

Cornelis Andries Backer
Backer (September 1900) – 26 years old
Born(1874-09-18)18 September 1874
Oudenbosch, the Netherlands
Died22 February 1963(1963-02-22) (aged 88)
Heemstede, the Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forFlora of Java
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, plant systematics, pteridology
InstitutionsLeiden University, Rijksherbarium
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Cornelis Andries Backer (1874–1963) was a Dutch botanist and pteridologist.[1][2][3][4][5] He was born on 18 September 1874 in Oudenbosch and died on 22 February 1963 at Heemstede, The Netherlands. He stayed thirty years in the Dutch East Indies and did research on plant taxonomy on the islands of Java and Madura.

  1. ^ Veldkamp, J.F. (2001). "A short biography of C.A. Backer, nestor of the Flora of Java". Flora Malesiana Bulletin. 12 (7/8).
  2. ^ Rijksherbarium Leiden. Backer, Cornelis Andries. http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/FMCollectors/B/BackerCA.htm
  3. ^ Steenis, C.G.g.J. van. (1963). "Cornelis Andries Backer (1874-1963). In Memoriam". Taxon. 12: 173–177.
  4. ^ Flora Malesiana: Being an Illustrated Systematic Account of the Malaysian Flora ... Noordhoff-Kolff. 1978. ISBN 978-90-286-0178-9.
  5. ^ R. K. Brummitt; C. E. Powell (1 January 1992). Authors of Plant Names: A List of Authors of Scientific Names of Plants, with Recommended Standard Forms of Their Names, Including Abbreviations. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-0-947643-44-7.