HasseltFJFvan

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Hasselt, Frans Johannes Frederik van

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)

Born: 1870, Ternate, Moluccas. Died: 1939, Haarlem, Holland.

career:

Schoolmaster-missionary, from 1894-1931 working (for the Utrecht Mission Society) in Dutch New Guinea, stationed at Mansiman, Manoekwari, and Kwawi.¹ He rendered service to Miss Gibbs (see there) when she was exploring that region in 1913. During his term of office he went twice on European leave, viz in 1914-16 and 1924-26.

Pellionia vanhasseltii Gibbs was named after him.

Collecting localities:

Dutch NW. New Guinea: Doré (1919), Manoekwari (1928, 1929).

collections:

Herb. Bog. [BO]: few numbers.

van Hasselt (without initials, but probably identical) presented some New Guinea grasses to Herb. Kol. (= Ind.) Inst. Amsterdam in 1905.

literature:

(1) Author of ‘In het land der Papoea’s’ (1926); ‘’n Bezoek aan de Humboldtsbaai’ (Ber. Utr. Zend. Ver. 1909, p. 73 and 88); and of several small papers in Trop. Nat., Tijdschr. Bat. Gen. K. & W., etc.

biographical data:

Wie is dat? 1935, p. 146-147; Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature Biographical data
	Hasselt, Frans Johannes Frederik van
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)
	Born: 1870, Ternate, Moluccas. Died: 1939, Haarlem, Holland.
	career: Schoolmaster-missionary, from 1894-1931 working (for the Utrecht Mission Society) in Dutch New Guinea, stationed at Mansiman, Manoekwari, and Kwawi.¹ He rendered service to Miss Gibbs (see there) when she was exploring that region in 1913. During his term of office he went twice on European leave, viz in 1914-16 and 1924-26. Pellionia vanhasseltii Gibbs was named after him.
	Collecting localities: Dutch NW. New Guinea: Doré (1919), Manoekwari (1928, 1929).
	collections: Herb. Bog. [BO]: few numbers. van Hasselt (without initials, but probably identical) presented some New Guinea grasses to Herb. Kol. (= Ind.) Inst. Amsterdam in 1905.
	literature: (1) Author of ‘In het land der Papoea’s’ (1926); ‘’n Bezoek aan de Humboldtsbaai’ (Ber. Utr. Zend. Ver. 1909, p. 73 and 88); and of several small papers in Trop. Nat., Tijdschr. Bat. Gen. K. & W., etc.
	biographical data: Wie is dat? 1935, p. 146-147; Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.