Frans Stafleu
Dutch botanist
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| Intro | Dutch botanist | |
| A.K.A. | Stafleu | |
| A.K.A. | Stafleu | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| was | Scientist Botanist Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Science | |
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| Birth | 8 September 1921, Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Death | 16 December 1997Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (aged 76 years) |
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Frans Antonie Stafleu (8 September 1921 – 16 December 1997) was a Dutch systematic botanist, former Chair of the Institute of Systematic Botany at the University of Utrecht, and author of Taxonomic Literature: A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections, with Dates, Commentaries, and Types along with 644 other publications. He occupied several positions in the International Association for Plant Taxonomy. The latter organization now triennially awards the Stafleu Medal "for an excellent publication dealing with historical, bibliographic and/or nomenclatural aspects of plant systematics".