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Miriam Phoebe de Vos

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South African botanist (1912-2005)

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Miriam Phoebe de Vos was a leading South African botanist and academic. She was an expert on bulbous plants, especially Romulea. She also had a special interest in Moraea and Clivia.

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Romulea bulbocodiumRomulea bulbocodiumMoraea viscariaMoraea viscariaClivia miniataClivia miniata

Awards 1

1974Havenga prize

Connected to Miriam 2

Herold Georg Wilhelm Johannes SchweickerdtAlso won Havenga prizeLieuwe Dirk BoonstraAlso won Havenga prize

Scientists from South Africa 4

Ronald Campbell Gunn36.8Naadiya Moosajee36.6Wessel Marais36.9John Dow Fisher Gilchrist36.5

About this person

Country
South Africa
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2005 · aged 93
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11 languages

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