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

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