Paul Andries van der Bijl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paul Andries van der Bijl

South African mycologist

Date of Birth: 25-May-1888

Place of Birth: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Date of Death: 25-Jul-1939

Profession: botanist, mycologist

Nationality: South Africa, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Paul Andries van der Bijl

  • Paul Andries van der Bijl (23 May 1888 – 1939) was a South African mycologist known for his work on polypores or bracket fungi.
  • Born on his father's farm in the Paarl district of South Africa, he graduated from the University of Stellenbosch (formerly Victoria College) in 1909.
  • In 1911 van der Bijl was appointed mycologist and phytopathologist at the South African National Collection of Fungi.
  • In 1914 he was proposed as a member of the Linnean Society of London.
  • In 1915 he headed the newly established phytopathological laboratory at the National Herbarium.
  • He became the first professor of plant pathology in South Africa at the University of Stellenbosch in 1921.
  • Stefanus Johannes Du Plessis (1908–1995) was a student of his.
  • His surname is alternatively spelled "Van der Byl".

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