Paul Andries van der Bijl

Paul Andries van der Bijl (23 May 1888 – 1939) was a South African mycologist known for his work on polypores or bracket fungi.^[1] Born on his father's farm in the Paarl district of South Africa, he graduated from the University of Stellenbosch (formerly Victoria College) in 1909.^[2] In 1911 van der Bijl was appointed mycologist and phytopathologist at the South African National Collection of Fungi. In 1914 he was proposed as a member of the Linnean Society of London.^[3] In 1915 he headed the newly established phytopathological laboratory at the National Herbarium. He became the first professor of plant pathology in South Africa at the University of Stellenbosch in 1921.^[1][2] Stefanus Johannes Du Plessis (1908–1995) was a student of his.^[4] His surname is alternatively spelled "Van der Byl".

Publications

• Van der Bijl PA. (1916). "Note on Polyporus lucidus Leyss., and its effect on the wood of the willow". South African Journal of Science 13: 506–515.

• Van der Bijl PA. (1917). "Fomes applanatus (Pers.) Wallr. in South Africa, and its effect on the wood of Black ironwood trees (Olea laurofolia)". South African Journal of Science 14: 485–492.

• Van der Bijl PA. (1921). "Note on Lysurus woodii (MacOwan), Lloyd". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 9 (2): 191–193. doi:10.1080/00359192109520209.

• Van der Bijl PA. (1921). "South African Xylarias occurring around Durban, Natal". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 9 (2): 181–183. doi:10.1080/00359192109520206.

• Van der Bijl PA. (1921). "The genus Tulostoma in South Africa". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 9 (2): 185–186. doi:10.1080/00359192109520207.

• Van der Bijl PA. (1922). "A contribution to our understanding of the Polyporaceae of South Africa". South African Journal of Science: 243–293.

• Van der Bijl PA. (1922). "Some South African stereums" 10 (1): 151–157. doi:10.1080/00359192209519276.

• Van der Bijl PA. (1924). "Descriptions of additional South African Polyporeae" in South African Journal of Science" 21: 308–313.

References

1. Rong IH, Baxter AP. (2006). "The South African National Collection of Fungi: celebrating a centenary 1905–2005". Studies in Mycology 11: 1–12. doi:10.3114/sim.55.1.1. PMC 2104721. PMID 18490968.
2. Lloyd CG. Mycological Notes. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Session, 1914-1915.) November 5th, 1914, to June 17th, 1915". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 127 (1): 1–40. 1915. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1915.tb01139.x.
4. "Van der Byl, Paul Andries (1888-1939)". JSTOR plant science. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
5. "Author Query for 'Van der Byl'". International Plant Names Index.