Career

Collecting localities

Collections

 

Kooy, Father Cornelis Willem

 

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)

 

Born: 1917, Hoorn, N.H., Holland.

 

career:

A Roman Catholic Missionary educated at Steyl and Tetringen (1942-46), from 1949 stationed in Indonesian Timor, stationed successively at Manufui (Beboki) from 1949-50, at Manumean (Beboki) from 1951-56, at Soe (S. Central Timor) from 1956-62, and at Nikiniki (S. Central Timor) from 1962 onwards.

 

Collecting localities:

Timor, from 1964 onwards: in the districts of Kupang, Amanuban, Amanatun, Molo, Miomafo, Insane, and North Belu.

 

collections:

He collected 560 numbers of plants in the southern central part of the island during 1964-69 for Herb. Leiden [L]; in 1972 some 150 new numbers were received.