Benedictus Hubertus Danser
Benedictus Hubertus Danser (May 24, 1891, Schiedam – October 18, 1943, Groningen), often abbreviated B. H. Danser, was a Dutch taxonomist and botanist. Danser specialised in the plant families Loranthaceae, Nepenthaceae, and Polygonaceae.
In 1928, Danser published an exhaustive revision of the genus Nepenthes, recognising 65 species in "The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies". While nowadays more than 140 species of Nepenthes are known,[1] Danser's work is still referenced by specialists in the field.[2]
Danser died in Groningen on October 18, 1943. The genus Dansera (Fabaceae) and the species Nepenthes danseri (Nepenthaceae), (Polygonaceae) and (Loranthaceae) are named after him.
See also[]
- Category:Taxa named by Benedictus Hubertus Danser
References[]
- Jansen, P. & W.H. Wachter 1943. In memoriam Benedictus Hubertus Danser. Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 53: 129–132, 133–136.
Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1943 deaths
- 20th-century Dutch botanists
- Dutch taxonomists
- People from Schiedam
- European botanist stubs
- Dutch scientist stubs