Hendrik de Wit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hendrik de Wit

Dutch botanist

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1909

Place of Birth: Purmerend, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1999

Profession: university teacher, botanist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hendrik (Henk) Cornelis Dirk de Wit (24 October 1909 – 16 March 1999) was a Dutch systematic botanist who contributed significantly to the knowledge of the Aroid genera Cryptocoryne and Lagenandra.
He grew up in the Waterland, a marshy area in the Northwest Netherlands, and had a lifelong interest in aquatic plants.