Victor Jacob Koningsberger | |
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 Koningsberger in 1960 | |
| Born | 10 February 1895 Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 28 February 1966 (aged 71) Bilthoven, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Botanist |
| Spouse | Tilly Dijkstra |
| Father | Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger |
| Relatives | Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger (brother) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Gymnasium Erasmianum |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Thesis | Tropismus und Wachstum (1922) |
| Doctoral advisor | Frits Went |
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Victor Jacob Koningsberger (10 February 1895 – 28 February 1966) was a Dutch botanist and academic. Born in the Dutch East Indies, he completed his studies in Rotterdam and Utrecht, defending his doctoral dissertation – an exploration of the influence of light on plant growth – in 1922. He subsequently spent a decade in the Indies administering centres for sugar cane experimentation before returning to the Netherlands to replace his teacher Frits Went as Professor of Botany at Utrecht University. In this capacity, he continued to explore tropism. He served as the rector of Utrecht University between 1952 and 1953.
Koningsberger was Chairman of the Royal Tropical Institute from 1951 through 1965, as well as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1948 until his death. For his contributions, he was inducted into the Orders of the Netherlands Lion and the Orange-Nassau. He has been commemorated with a series of lectures, as well as a namesake building in the Utrecht Science Park.