About Herman Johannes Lam
Lived 1892 – 1977 (aged 85). Herman Johannes Lam was a Dutch botanist and university teacher.
Herman Johannes Lam (3 January 1892 in Veendam – 15 February 1977 in Leiden) was a Dutch botanist.
Lam studied at Utrecht University, where he was awarded a Doctor of Biology in 1919. Lam was the appointed the director of the Rijksherbarium in 1933. He retired from academic work in 1962. He was member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1960. The New Guinea species Myrmecodia lamii was also named after Lam.
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botanist (1892-1977)
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Herman Johannes Lam was born on 3 January 1892 in Veendam.
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Herman Johannes Lam died on 15 February 1977 in Leiden.
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Herman Johannes Lam was a botanist and university teacher.
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Herman Johannes Lam was Dutch.
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