Johanna Westerdijk
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Johanna Westerdijk was a pioneering Dutch botanist and mycologist who became the first female professor in the Netherlands and made significant contributions to the study of plant diseases and fungi.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
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botanist ⓘ human ⓘ mycologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Johanna Westerdijk Institute for Phytopathology
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Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1883-01-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1961-11-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Amsterdam
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ
surface form:
University of Munich
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| employer | Utrecht University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Westerdijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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mycology ⓘ plant pathology ⓘ |
| givenName | Johanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasWork |
publications on plant pathogenic fungi
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studies on Ophiostoma ulmi ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of plant pathology in the Netherlands
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women’s participation in Dutch academia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first female professor in the Netherlands
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research on fungi ⓘ research on plant diseases ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Johanna Westerdijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
advancing understanding of Dutch elm disease
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pioneering work in the study of plant pathogenic fungi ⓘ |
| notableFor | supervising a large number of PhD students in phytopathology ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Albert Jan Kluyver
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Frits Went NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
botanist
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mycologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nieuwer-Amstel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Baarn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Willie Commelin Scholten Phytopathological Laboratory
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professor of phytopathology at Utrecht University ⓘ |
| residence |
Baarn
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Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Baarn
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Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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