Paul Andries van der Bijl

Paul Andries van der Bijl or alternatively Van der Byl (23 May 1888 – 1939) was a South African mycologist known for his work on polypores or bracket fungi.[1]

Paul Andries van der Bijl
Born(1888-05-23)May 23, 1888
Died1939 (aged 5051)
Occupationmycologist
Known forwork on polypores or bracket fungi

Life and work

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Born on his father's farm in the Paarl district of Cape Colony, he graduated from the University of Stellenbosch (formerly Victoria College) in 1909.[2]

In 1911, Van der Bijl was appointed mycologist and phytopathologist at the South African National Collection of Fungi. In 1914 he was proposed as a member of the Linnean Society of London.[3] In 1915 he headed the newly established phytopathological laboratory at the National Herbarium. He became the first professor of plant pathology in South Africa at the University of Stellenbosch in 1921.[1][2] Stefanus Johannes Du Plessis (1908–1995) was a student of his.[4]

Publications

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References

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  1. 1 2 Rong IH, Baxter AP. (2006). "The South African National Collection of Fungi: celebrating a centenary 1905–2005". Studies in Mycology. 55: 1–12. doi:10.3114/sim.55.1.1. PMC 2104721. PMID 18490968. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 Lloyd CG. "Mycological Notes". Mycological Notes: 75 no.
  3. "Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Session, 1914-1915.) November 5th, 1914, to June 17th, 1915". 127 (1). 1915: 1–40. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1915.tb01139.x. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Van der Byl, Paul Andries (1888-1939)". JSTOR plant science. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. International Plant Names Index. Van der Byl.