- Nicolaas Laurens Burman
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Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734–1793) was a Dutch botanist.
He was the son of Johannes Burman (1707–1780). He succeeded his father to the chair of botany at the University of Amsterdam., and at the Hortus Botanicus. He continued the correspondence with Carolus Linnaeus, joining him at the University of Uppsala in 1760. He is the author of numerous works including Specimen botanicum de geraniis (1759) and Flora Indica (1768) which was later completed by Johann Gerhard Koenig (1728–1785).
References
- "Nicolaas Laurens Burman". Author Details. IPNI. 3 March 1991. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do?id=12368-1.
Categories:- Botanists with author abbreviations
- 1707 births
- 1780 deaths
- Dutch botanists
- People from Amsterdam
- Botanist stubs
- Dutch scientist stubs
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