Abraham Erasmus van Wyk
Abraham Erasmus van Wyk, also known as Braam van Wyk (born 1952, Wolmaransstad) is a South African plant taxonomist. He has been responsible for the training of a significant percentage of the active plant taxonomists in South Africa and has also produced the first electronic application (app) for the identification of trees in southern Africa.
Abraham Erasmus van Wyk | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Wolmaransstad |
| Education | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
| Known for | Plant taxonomy |
| Spouse | Elsa van Wyk (née Maritz) |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Curator of HGWJ Schweickerdt Herbarium |
| Thesis | Contributions towards a new classification of Eugenia L. (Myrtaceae) in southern Africa (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hannes Robbertse Pieter Kok |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.E.van Wyk |
| Website | Prof van Wyk at UP |
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