Patricia Berjak, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Patricia Berjak

South African botanist

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1939

Date of Death: 21-Jan-2015

Profession: botanist

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Patricia Berjak (29 December 1939 – 21 January 2015) was a South African botanist known for her work on the biology of plant seeds, especially seed recalcitrance.
She was professor for 48 years at the University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN).
She earned a B.Sc.
degree in biochemistry at the University of the Witwatersrand (1962), then went on to the University of Natal (now UKZN), earning a M.Sc.
in mammalian physiology and biochemistry (1966) and PhD in seed biology (1969).
She was a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, and a Fellow of the University of Natal, the Royal Society of South Africa and the Third World Academy of Sciences.
She was awarded the Order of Mapungubwe (Silver) in 2006.
The standard author abbreviation Berjak is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.