Johannes Cornelius Theodorus Uphof

Cornelius Johannes Theodoor Uphof (1886–1969 ) was a botanist, Phycologist, and teacher. Born in the Netherlands, he worked extensively in the University of Arizona, at Tucson.[1]

Johannes Cornelius Theodorus (Theodor) Uphof
Born1886
Died1969 (aged 8283)
NationalityDutch, American
Known forContributions to the taxonomy of the Amaryllidaceae, Algae, Spermatophytes
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Uphof

He was known for initiating the controversy over the taxonomy of Hippeastrum.[2][3]

Publications

  • 1959. Dictionary of economic plants. Ed. H. R. Engelmann (J. Cramer); Hafner. 400 pp. 2nd. ed. 1968, 591 pp.

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