Gert Cornelius Nel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gert Cornelius Nel

South African botanist

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1885

Place of Birth: Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1950

Profession: biologist, university teacher, botanist

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Gert Cornelius Nel (6 April 1885 – 16 February 1950) was a South African botanist.
His formal botanical author abbreviation is Nel. The genus Nelia, a flowering plant of the Aizoaceae family, is named in his honor.