Frans Antonie Stafleu (8 September 1921 – 16 December 1997) was a Dutch systematic botanist, former Chair of the Institute of Systematic Botany at the

University of Utrecht Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...

, and author of ''Taxonomic Literature: A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections, with Dates, Commentaries, and Types'' along with 644 other publications. He occupied several positions in the

International Association for Plant Taxonomy The International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) is an organization established to promote an understanding of plant biodiversity, facilitate international communication of research between botanists, and oversee matters of uniformity and ...

. The latter organization now triennially awards the ''Stafleu Medal'' "for an excellent publication dealing with historical, bibliographic and/or nomenclatural aspects of plant systematics".

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* 1921 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Dutch botanists People from Velsen {{Netherlands-botanist-stub