William Burck

William Burck (4 February 1848 in Monnickendam, the Netherlands – 25 September 1910 in Leiden, the Netherlands) was a Dutch botanist. He obtained a doctorate from Leiden University in 1874. In 1881 he became Assistant Director of the then Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens (now Bogor Botanical Gardens) in Java. He collected a large number of plant specimens from locations including the Padang Highlands of western Sumatra. The genus Burckella is named for him.

He was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1885 and resigned in 1903. He was re-admitted as member in 1907.

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

References

  1. 1 2 William Burck (1848 - 1910) at the KNAW website
  2. ↑ Bartelds, Biography in the Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek
  3. 1 2 "Burck, William". National Herbarium of the Netherlands. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. ↑ International Plant Names Index. Burck.