Nationality Dutch | ||
Born September 18, 1874
Oudenbosch, Holland ( 1874-09-18 ) Fields Botany, plant systematics, pteridology Died 22 February 1963, Heemstede, Netherlands Books The Problem of Krakatao as Seen by a Botanist Institutions Leiden University, National Herbarium of the Netherlands | ||
Cornelis Andries Backer (1874–1963) was a Dutch botanist and pteridologist.
Honours
The genus Backeria (Melastomataceae) was named after Backer in 1943 by Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr.
References
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