Frans Stafleu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frans Stafleu

Dutch botanist

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1921

Place of Birth: Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 16-Dec-1997

Profession: university teacher, botanist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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".