Ernst Jacobus van Jaarsveld

Ernst Jacobus van Jaarsveld
van Jaarsveld in 2022
Born (1953-02-19) February 19, 1953 (age 73)
Johannesburg, South Africa
EducationUniversity of Natal (MS)
University of Pretoria (PhD)
SpouseErma van Jaarsveld
Children4
Scientific career
Abraham Erasmus van Wyk
van Jaarsv.

Ernst Jacobus van Jaarsveld (born February 19, 1953) is a South African botanist. He served as a horticulturist and curator at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens from 1976 until his retirement in 2015.

As an author and co-author, he has described over 80 new plant species and is a member of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study. Several plant species have been named in his honor, including Plectranthus ernstii in 1982, Anginon jaarsveldii, and Eriosperum ernstii.

Biography

He was born on February 19, 1953 in Johannesburg. He studied at the Technikon Pretoria (today part of Tshwane University of Technology), graduating with a diploma in horticulture in 1975. He began working at the Lowveld National Botanical Garden in 1974, before joining the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in 1976.

He earned a master's degree from the University of Natal in 1990. He completed his PhD in 2012 at the University of Pretoria under the supervision of Abraham Erasmus van Wyk.

Works

The standard author abbreviation van Jaarsv. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

References

  1. ↑ Gunn, Mary; Codd, L. E. W. (1 June 1981). Botanical Exploration Southern Africa. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-86961-129-6.
  2. ↑ British Cactus & Succulent Journal. Cactus & Succulent Society. 1993.
  3. ↑ International Plant Names Index. van Jaarsv.