Cornelis Andries Backer | |
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Born |
Oudenbosch, Holland |
September 18, 1874
Died | February 22, 1963 Heemstede |
(aged 88)
Nationality | Dutch |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, plant systematics, pteridology |
Institutions | Leiden University, Rijksherbarium |
Cornelis Andries Backer (1874–1963) was a Dutch botanist and pteridologist.
The genus Backeria (Melastomataceae) was named after Backer in 1943 by Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr.