51 Notable alumni of
Wageningen University
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Wageningen University is 1377th in the world, 478th in Europe, and 13th in the Netherlands by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 51 notable alumni from Wageningen University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Femke Bol
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Femke Bol is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting. She specialises in the 400 metres hurdles, where she is the 2023 World Champion, and in the 400 metres, where she is the 2024 World Indoor Champion and the short track world record holder. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2023 World Champion and the 2024 World Indoor Champion with the Dutch women's team and the 2024 Olympic Champion with the Dutch mixed team.
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Jeroen Dijsselbloem
- Occupations
- columnistpoliticianeconomistengineer
- Biography
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Jeroen René Victor Anton Dijsselbloem is a Dutch politician and economist serving as Mayor of Eindhoven since 13 September 2022, succeeding John Jorritsma (VVD). A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he has also been Chairman of the supervisory board of Wageningen University since 1 April 2019.
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Gerrit Hiemstra
- Occupations
- climatologistweather presenter
- Biography
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Gerrit Hiemstra is a Dutch meteorologist and weather presenter. From 1998 until 2023 he was one of the weather presenters for the Dutch public news broadcaster NOS Journaal.
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Joris Voorhoeve
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticiandiplomatpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Joris Jacob Clemens Voorhoeve is a retired Dutch politician, diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and political scientist.
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Qu Dongyu
- Occupations
- biologistpolitician
- Biography
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Qu Dongyu is a Chinese diplomat who took up office as the ninth Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on 1 August 2019. He is the first Chinese national to head the Organization. Qu won the nomination on the first round of voting at the 41st FAO Conference on 23 June 2019, obtaining 108 of the 191 votes cast by the 194 member countries.
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Helga van Leur
- Occupations
- weather presentertelevision presenter
- Biography
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Helga van Leur is a Dutch meteorologist. Born in Schoonhoven, she is best known for presenting the weather predictions during the news broadcast at RTL 4.
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Louise O. Fresco
- Occupations
- engineerliterary criticuniversity teachercolumnistwriter
- Biography
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Louise Ottilie Fresco is a Dutch scientist and writer known for her work on globally sustainable food production.
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Ramsewak Shankar
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ramsewak Shankar is a Surinamese politician who was the 4th President of Suriname, serving from 1988 to 1990. His government was overthrown by Dési Bouterse leading a bloodless military coup. Shankar had previously served as Agriculture & Fisheries Minister from 1969 to 1971.
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Cees Veerman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Cornelis Pieter "Cees" Veerman is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist.
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Emma Oosterwegel
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Emma Oosterwegel is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in the combined events. She won the bronze medal in the heptathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Willie Smits
- Occupations
- forestry scientistenvironmentalistanimal rights advocatemicrobiologist
- Biography
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Willie Smits is a trained forester, a microbiologist, conservationist, animal welfare activist, wilderness engineer and social entrepreneur. He has lived in Indonesia since 1985 and is an Indonesian citizen. He is married to Adrienne C. Watson since March 2016.
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Gerrit Braks
- Occupations
- politiciancivil engineer
- Biography
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Gerardus Johannes Maria "Gerrit" Braks was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and agronomist.
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Anne Vondeling
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teachereconomist
- Biography
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Anne Vondeling was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and agronomist.
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Frank Westerman
- Occupations
- writerjournalistforeign correspondent
- Biography
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Frank Martin Westerman is a Dutch writer and a former journalist. He studied tropical agricultural engineering at Wageningen University and worked as a news correspondent for de Volkskrant in Belgrade and NRC Handelsblad in Moscow. He is currently a full-time writer of non-fiction books, among which are The Republic of Grain (1999), Engineers of the Soul (2002), and Ararat (2007).
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Henk Vredeling
- Occupations
- politicianresistance fighter
- Biography
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Hendrikus "Henk" Vredeling was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).
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Eric Smaling
- Enrolled in Wageningen University
- Studied in 1975-1982
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianwriterdoctoral advisor
- Biography
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Eric Marc Alexander Smaling is a Dutch politician and agronomist. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he was an MP between 14 May 2013 and 23 March 2017. He replaced Manja Smits, initially temporarily, and definitively from 15 April 2014). From 2007 to 2013, he was a Senator; he was replaced by Arda Gerkens.
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René Leegte
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- engineerpolitician
- Biography
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René Willums Leegte is a Dutch politician and former businessman. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 26 October 2010 and 24 March 2015. He focused on matters of natural environment, sustainable development and energy.
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Jan Huitema
- Occupations
- farmerpolitician
- Biography
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Jan Huitema is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands between July 2014 and July 2024. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, part of Renew Europe.
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Remco Bosma
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Remco Paul George Bosma is a Dutch politician. He has been Mayor of Bladel since 16 January 2019. Previously Bosma was a member of the House of Representatives for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy between 1 March 2016 and 23 March 2017. He served in the States of Flevoland between 15 March 2007 and 1 March 2016.
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Kim van Sparrentak
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kim van Sparrentak is a Dutch politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the GroenLinks political party since 2019.
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Simon Vroemen
- Occupations
- long-distance runnerathletics competitor
- Biography
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Simon Frans Vroemen is a Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase.
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Ruud Kleinpaste
- Occupations
- entomologist
- Biography
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Rudolf Hendrik Kleinpaste MNZM, generally known as Ruud Kleinpaste, is a Dutch-New Zealand naturalist and host of the Animal Planet series Buggin' with Ruud. Born in Djakarta, Indonesia, Kleinpaste was educated in The Netherlands, and then studied plant sciences at Wageningen University, eventually earning a degree in silviculture. At the age of 20, he became interested in entomology.
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Michel Wedel
- Occupations
- karatekakickboxereconomistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Michel Wedel is the PepsiCo Chaired Professor of Consumer Science in the Robert H. Smith School of Business, and a Distinguished University Professor, at the University of Maryland, College Park. He works on the development of statistical and econometric methods to analyze and predict consumer behavior, in addition to market segmentation and eye tracking research.
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Sanne van Paassen
- Occupations
- cyclo-cross cyclistsport cyclist
- Biography
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Sanne van Paassen is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist. In 2011, she won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, after winning the Cyklokros Plzeň. She won several silver and bronze medals at the national and European cyclo-cross championships. She won 19 cyclo-cross races in her career.
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Bert-Jan Ruissen
- Occupations
- politicianjournalisthistorian
- Biography
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Bert-Jan Ruissen is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands. He is a member of the Reformed Political Party (SGP), part of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).
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Maarten Hijink
- Enrolled in Wageningen University
- Studied master's degree and agricultural economics
- Occupations
- agricultural economistpoliticianspokesperson
- Biography
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Hendrik Pieter Maarten Hijink is a Dutch politician who has served as a Socialist Party member of the House of Representatives from 23 March 2017 until 20 April 2023.
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Folkert Posthuma
- Occupations
- writerposter artistpolitician
- Biography
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Folkert Evert Posthuma was a Dutch politician.
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Joan Leemhuis-Stout
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joan Marika Leemhuis-Stout is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. She is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie).
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Wim Crusio
- Enrolled in Wageningen University
- 1977-1978 graduated with Master of Science in botany
- Occupations
- zoologistbehavior geneticistbotanistbiologistneuroscientist
- Biography
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Wim E. Crusio is a Dutch behavioral neurogeneticist and a directeur de recherche (research director) with the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Talence, France.
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Tjapko Poppens
- Enrolled in Wageningen University
- Studied agricultural economics
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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T.R. "Tjapko" Poppens is a Dutch politician serving as mayor of Amstelveen since 2019. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as mayor of Wijk bij Duurstede from 2012 until 2019.
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Pierre Lardinois
- Occupations
- politicianeconomistbankerfarmer
- Biography
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Pierre Joseph Lardinois was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and agronomist.
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Eppo Doeve
- Occupations
- animatormedalistpaintercartoonistscenographer
- Biography
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Joseph Ferdinand Doeve, better known as Eppo Doeve, was a popular Dutch painter and cartoonist of Indo descent. He was born in Bandung, Indonesia and moved to the Netherlands in 1927. He was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau in 1973.
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Wilber Otichilo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Wilber Khasilwa Ottichilo is a Kenyan politician, and the current Governor of Vihiga County having trounced Hon Rev. Moses E. Akaranga of Progressive Party of Kenya ( PPK) in the 9/8/2017 General elections. He was elected Member of Parliament for Emuhaya Constituency in 2008, under Orange Democratic Party (ODM). He hails from Emanyinya village, Emusire, in Central Bunyore. On March 28, 2019, Governor Wilber Ottichilo laid a foundation for the governor’s official home which is worth Sh80 million in Endeli Village.
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Jan Luiten van Zanden
- Occupations
- university teachereconomisteconomic historianprofessor
- Biography
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Jan Luiten van Zanden is a Dutch economic historian and professor of Global Economic History at Utrecht University. He is a widely acknowledged specialist in Dutch, European and Global Economic History.
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Marijke Vos
- Enrolled in Wageningen University
- Graduated with engineer in biology
- Occupations
- biologistpolitician
- Biography
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Maria Bernadina Vos (born 4 May 1957 in Leidschendam) is a Dutch politician.
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Mark van Loosdrecht
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 66)
- Enrolled in Wageningen University
- Studied in 1988
- Occupations
- university teacher
- Biography
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Mark van Loosdrecht is a Dutch professor in environmental biotechnology at Delft University of Technology. He was the creator of Nereda, a wastewater treatment technology developed by a cooperation between the Delft University of Technology, the Dutch Foundation for Applied Water Research (STOWA) and Royal HaskoningDHV.
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Jan Just Bos
- Occupations
- botanistpresentertelevision presentercoxswain
- Biography
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Jan Justus "Jan-Just" Bos was a Dutch botanist, television presenter, and rower who competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Anne van den Ban
- Occupations
- university teachereconomist
- Biography
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Anne Willem van den Ban was a Dutch scholar, whose work focused on agricultural extension.
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Jan Mulder
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jan Mulder is a Dutch politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 until 2004 and from 2010 until 2014. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), a member party of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
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Kees Staf
- Occupations
- civil engineerpoliticianeconomist
- Biography
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Cornelis "Kees" Staf was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.
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Willem de Vos
- Occupations
- professorwriteruniversity teacherteachermicrobiologist
- Biography
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Willem M. de Vos is a Dutch academic and microbiologist. He studied for his PhD at the University of Groningen. He is notable for winning the Spinozapremie in 2008. De Vos is currently serving as an Academy Professor for the Academy of Finland.
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Anne-Wil Lucas
- Enrolled in Wageningen University
- Studied in 1994-1998
- Occupations
- engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Antoinette Wilhelmina Lucas-Smeerdijk (born 10 January 1975) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she was a member of the House of Representatives from 17 June 2010 to 7 September 2016. She was replaced by Daniël van der Ree. Lucas focused on matters of higher education, science and the flood control in the Netherlands.
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Dirk Bezemer
- Years
- 1971-.. (age 54)
- Enrolled in Wageningen University
- In 1995 graduated with Master of Science in economics
- Occupations
- university teachereconomist
- Biography
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Dirk Bezemer is a Dutch economist who is a professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He studied at Wageningen University (M.Sc. in Economics (1995)) and University of Amsterdam & Tinbergen Institute (Ph.D. in Economics (2001)). His topics of expertise include the financial sector, credit creation, credit cycles, monetary policy, and the cause of economic crises. Bezemer provides commentary at the Centre for Economic Policy Research and De Groene Amsterdammer. In a September 2009 opinion piece in the Financial Times he wrote that a dozen economists whom he listed had seen the 2007–2008 financial crisis coming for years, but were ignored.
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Addeke Hendrik Boerma
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Addeke Hendrik Boerma was a Dutch civil servant who served as the first executive director of the World Food Programme from 1962 to 1967 and as the director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization from 1967 until December 1975.
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Piet de Jong
- Occupations
- botanistdendrologist
- Biography
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Petrus Cornelis de Jong (born 24 March 1938 in Hazerswoude) is a Dutch dendrologist.
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Sim Visser
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Simon Hendrik "Sim" Visser was a Dutch politician.
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Dick de Zeeuw
- Occupations
- university teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Dick de Zeeuw was a Dutch politician and agronomist.
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Danny Tuijnman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Daniël Sebastiaan "Dany" Tuijnman was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
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Natasja Oerlemans
- Years
- 1969-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Natasja Oerlemans is head Food & Agriculture at World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Netherlands. She was a prominent member of the Party for the Animals.
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Hans M. Heybroek
- Occupations
- geneticistbotanist
- Biography
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Hans M. Heybroek was a Dutch botanist best known for his research into the genus Ulmus at the Dorschkamp Research Institute for Forestry & Landscape Planning. Until his retirement in 1992, he was responsible for the raising and release of numerous elm hybrid cultivars, notably 'Columella'. Specializing in phytopathology, Heybroek also investigated the Coral Spot fungus Nectria cinnabarina in elm. In 1960 he travelled to the Kashmir to search for a frost-hardy form of the Himalayan Elm Ulmus wallichiana as a source of anti-fungal genes for use in the Dutch elm research programme.
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Willem van Schaik
- Occupations
- microbiologistresearcher
- Biography
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Willem van Schaik is a Dutch microbiologist. He is professor of Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham.
