Paul Andries van der Bijl
Paul Andries van der Bijl | |
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| Born | May 23, 1888 |
| Died | 1939 (aged 50–51) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | mycologist |
| Known for | work on polypores or bracket fungi |
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]
Life and work
Born on his father's farm in 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
- Van der Bijl PA. (1916). "Note on Polyporus lucidus Leyss., and its effect on the wood of the willow". South African Journal of Science. 13: 506–515.
- Van der Bijl PA. (1917). "Fomes applanatus (Pers.) Wallr. in South Africa, and its effect on the wood of Black ironwood trees (Olea laurofolia)". South African Journal of Science. 14: 485–492.
- Van der Bijl PA. (1921). "Note on Lysurus woodii (MacOwan), Lloyd". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 9 (2): 191–193. .
- Van der Bijl PA. (1921). "South African Xylarias occurring around Durban, Natal". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 9 (2): 181–183. .
- Van der Bijl PA. (1921). "The genus Tulostoma in South Africa". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 9 (2): 185–186. .
- Van der Bijl PA. (1922). "A contribution to our understanding of the Polyporaceae of South Africa". South African Journal of Science: 243–293.
- Van der Bijl PA. (1922). "Some South African stereums". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 10 (1): 151–157. .
- Van der Bijl PA. (1924). "Descriptions of additional South African Polyporeae" in South African Journal of Science". 21: 308–313.
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References
- ^ PMID 18490968.
- ^ a b Lloyd CG. "Mycological Notes". Mycological Notes: 75 no.
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- ^ "Van der Byl, Paul Andries (1888-1939)". JSTOR plant science. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Van der Byl.
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