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".

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  1. 1 2 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. 1 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.
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