Researching Victor Westhoff
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6 people with the Westhoff surname? In that year Westhoff was ranked number 3573 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Victor means "conqueror" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Victor Westhoff on Ancestry
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Victor Westhoff
Victor Westhoff (12 November 1916 in Situbondo, Dutch East Indies – 12 March 2001 in Zeist) was a botanist at the Radboud University Nijmegen.
Westhoff published 700 scientific papers on phytosociology and conservation, as well as articles on classical music. He was a member of the International Association for Vegetation Science.
Between 1934 and 1942, Westhoff studied biology at Utrecht University and plant sociology with Josias Braun-Blanquet. In August 1945, Westhoff presented a paper, "Het biosociologisch onderzoek van natuurmonumenten" that became a significant work behind nature conservation in the Netherlands.
In 1974 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He is a Honorary Member of the International Association for Vegetation Science (1988).
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