Julius Mac Leod
Belgian botanist and university professor
About Julius Mac Leod
Lived 1857 – 1919 (aged 62). Julius Mac Leod was a Belgian botanist, university teacher, director and biologist.
Julius Mac Leod (19 February 1857 – 3 March 1919), was a Belgian biologist and professor at the University of Ghent. His father was of Scottish descent.
Mac Leod was born in Ostend. He was also director of the botanical garden. Julius Mac Leod was an active member of the Flemish movement and a proponent of the usage of Flemish at the University of Ghent.
He died in Ghent during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918–1919.
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Who was Julius Mac Leod?
Belgian botanist and university professor (1857-1919)
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Julius Mac Leod was born on 19 February 1857 in Ostend.
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Julius Mac Leod died on 3 March 1919 in Ghent.
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Julius Mac Leod was a botanist, university teacher, director and biologist.
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Julius Mac Leod was Belgian.
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