Jan Christiaan Lindeman (26 June 1921 – 18 July 2007) was a Dutch

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specialized in the

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. Lindeman worked in the

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ian state of

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for years. He also worked as a scientific researcher at the

herbarium A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant biological specimen, specimens and associated data used for scientific study. The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sh ...

Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; , formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public university, public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2023, it had an enrollment of ...

Bibliography

* ''The vegetation of the coastal region of Suriname. The vegetation of Suriname 1'' 1953 * ''Bomenboek voor Suriname. Dienst 'Lands Bosbeheer Suriname. (together with A.M.W.Mennega)'' 1963 * ''Topographic Index for Surinam. Flora of the Guianas Newsletter 6: 1-52. '' 1990 1921 births 2007 deaths 20th-century Dutch botanists Utrecht University alumni Academic staff of Utrecht University People from Zutphen Dutch expatriates in Brazil {{Netherlands-botanist-stub