Cornelis Christiaan Berg (botanist)
Cornelis Christiaan (Cees or Kees) Berg (born July 2, 1934 in Bandung , Indonesia , † August 31, 2012 in Rotterdam ) was a Dutch botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " CCBerg ".
Live and act
Berg was born in Bandung , Indonesia . He studied horticulture until he moved to Utrecht University in 1957 and studied biology until 1964. He also worked as a teacher. In 1985 he was appointed professor of botany at the University of Bergen . He received his doctorate for his monograph Taxonomic studies in Moraceae, which appeared in Flora Neotropica . He further specialized in Moraceae . He made contributions to the Flora of Gabon (1984), Flore du Cameroun (1985) and the Flora of Tropical East Africa (1989). then he turned to the Neotropis and wrote several monographs for the Flora Neotropica , as well as contributions to the Flora of the Guianas and the Flora de Venezuela , as well as the Flora of Ecuador . Now he has mainly specialized in the genera Cecropia and Ficus .
literature
- Cornelis Christiaan Berg, Pilar Franco Rosseli: Cecropia . In: Flora Neotropica Monograph . New York May 9, 2005.
Web links
- Literature by and about Cornelis Christiaan Berg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for Cornelis Christiaan Berg (botanist) at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berg, Cornelis Christiaan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berg, Kees; Berg, Cees |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bandung , Indonesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 2012 |
| Place of death | Rotterdam |