Cornelis Andries Backer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cornelis Andries Backer

biologist, lived 1874-1963

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Oudenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: botanist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Cornelis Andries Backer (1874–1963) was a Dutch botanist and pteridologist.
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.