Victor Westhoff

Victor Westhoff (12 November 1916 in Situbondo, Dutch East Indies – 12 March 2001 in Zeist) was a botanist at the Radboud University Nijmegen.

Statue of Victor Westhoff in the Springendal in Dinkelland

Westhoff published 700 scientific papers on phytosociology and conservation, as well as articles on classical music. He was a member of the International Association for Vegetation Science.

Between 1934 and 1942, Westhoff studied biology at Utrecht University and plant sociology with Josias Braun-Blanquet. In August 1945, Westhoff presented a paper, "Het biosociologisch onderzoek van natuurmonumenten" that became a significant work behind nature conservation in the Netherlands.

In 1974 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1]

He is a Honorary Member of the International Association for Vegetation Science (1988).[2]

References

1. "Victor Westhoff (1916 - 2001)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
2. "IAVS - Honorary Members".

Further reading

• van Berkel, Klaas; Arie Johan Vanderjagt (2006). The Book of Nature in Early Modern and Modern History. Peeters Publishers. ISBN 90-429-1752-0.
• van der Maarel, Eddy; Joop H. J. Schaminée (Dec 2001). "Victor Westhoff (1916-2001)" (PDF). Journal of Vegetation Science. Opulus Press. 12 (6): 887–890. doi:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2001.tb00226.x.