Biography.guide
Home › People › Curator › André Aptroot
Portrait of André Aptroot

André Aptroot

b. 1961

Mycologist and lichenologist

Curator Biologist Lichenologist
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About André Aptroot

Born 1961. André Aptroot is a Dutch curator, biologist, lichenologist, mycologist and botanical collector.

André Aptroot (Heemskerk, 1961) is a Dutch mycologist and lichenologist. His primary research focus is on biodiversity, particularly tropical lichens, encompassing systematics, floristic surveys, and taxonomic reviews. A prolific researcher, he has published more than 500 scientific papers and described hundreds of new fungal and lichen species.

Career In 1993 he did his PhD at the University of Utrecht under the supervision of Robbert Gradstein (nl). His dissertation was titled "Systematic studies on pyrenocarpous lichens and related fungi". and the American Bryological and Lichenological Society.

He is a visiting professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul in Campo Grande, Brazil, since February 2019. In 2020, Aptroot was listed among the 100,000 most influential scientists in the world according to research published by Stanford University, which utilised citations from the Scopus database. The research highlighted scientists' impact throughout their careers and in the year 2019 specifically.

Eponymy Lecidea aptrootii is one of many species named after Aptroot. Several taxa have been named to honour Aptroot. These include the genera Aptrootia and Aptrootidea

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1961, Heemskerk
Birth century
Education
Utrecht University
Employers
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Also known as
Aptroot, Andre Aptroot, A Aptroot, A. Aptroot

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped André Aptroot's

Frequently asked questions

Who is André Aptroot?

Mycologist and lichenologist

When was André Aptroot born?

André Aptroot was born in 1961 in Heemskerk.

What is André Aptroot's occupation?

André Aptroot is a curator, biologist, lichenologist, mycologist and botanical collector.

What nationality is André Aptroot?

André Aptroot is Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: André Aptroot

· Wikidata: Q2275029

· DBpedia: André Aptroot

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). André Aptroot. https://biography.guide/andre-aptroot/

MLA: "André Aptroot." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/andre-aptroot/.

Chicago: "André Aptroot." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/andre-aptroot/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:19 UTC