Piet Kuiper

Pieter Jan Cornelis "Piet" Kuiper (30 July 1934 – 10 December 2017)[1] was a Dutch botanist. He was professor of plant physiology at the University of Groningen from 1974 to 1999.[1]

Kuiper was born in Hoorn. He obtained his PhD in 1961 at the Landbouwhogeschool in Wageningen.[1] Kuiper helped doctors in determining species of mushrooms in poisoning cases.[2] He died, together with his wife, on 10 December 2017.[3]

Kuiper was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1983.[4]

References
  1. "Pieter Jan Cornelis (Piet) Kuiper, 1934". University of Groningen. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "Vrouw overlijdt na eten giftige paddenstoelen". RTV Noord. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. "Voltooid leven. Harens echtpaar zette het thema op de agenda door hun zelfgekozen dood" (in Dutch). 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
  4. "Piet Kuiper". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016.


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