Born: 1932, Poerbalingga, Java.

career:

Botanist, educated at the University of Indonesia, Bandung (1952-57), and at Leiden University (1958-61), Ph.D. 1971 on a plantgeographical analysis of the Pacific. Since 1961 on the staff of the Rijksherbarium, Leiden. 

He visited New Guinea, Australia, Lord Howe I., and Java in 1965.¹ In 1971 he attended the Pacific Science Congress in Australia, and made a collecting trip to Tahiti.

Collecting localities:

1952-53. W. Java.-1965 (Mar. 30-Aug. 14).¹ Leaving Holland (Mar. 30), travelling by way of Sydney and Canberra to Lae, Terr. of New Guinea (arriving about Apr. 12); two one-day trips with Van Royen to Busu R. and Markham R.; Apr. 15 starting from Goroka for Keglsugl (c. 2600 m) and from there on foot to Mt Wilhelm, basecamp near Lake Aunde (3560 m) until July 8; Java.

collections:² 

993 New Guinea nos collected above 2600 m, mosses included; in Herb. Leiden [L]; dupl. elsewhere.

Several unnumbered specimens mostly from W. Java in the educational herbarium of the Univ. of Indonesia, Bandung [FIPIA], coll. 1952-53.

literature:

(1) M.M.J. van Balgooy: ‘Report of an expedition to New Guinea, Australia and Indonesia’ (mimeographed, Leiden 1965).

(2) K. Thomasson: ‘Phytoplankton from some lakes on Mt Wilhelm, East New Guinea’ (Blumea 15, 1967, p. 285-296).

biographical data:

Curr. Vitae in Thesis Leiden 1971.

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