Johan van Scheepen is a
Dutch botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
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Career
Educated at
Leiden University
Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; nl, Universiteit Leiden) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince o ...
, Van Scheepen has worked at the
University of Reading as a research fellow (1982-1985) and the
Ministerie van Landbouw en Visserij (1985-1988). Since 1989 he has been a
taxonomist and registrar for the
ICRA (International Cultivar Registration Authorities) at
KAVB (Royal General Bulbgrowers Association) in the Netherlands.
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References
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Living people
20th-century Dutch botanists
21st-century Dutch botanists
Leiden University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)