Pieter Willem Vorster (16 September 1906 – 10 June 2001) was a South African agronomist and chancellor of The Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education.
Pieter Willem Vorster was born on 16 September 1906 in Postmasburg, Cape Province, South Africa.
In 1945 he moved to Pretoria and started to work for the government in the vegetable seed field and in agronomy.
[5] He did a study on the transport of minerals like potassium through the roots of plants, to assist specific plant growers[6] A horticultural Institute for ornamental plant species, not picked fruit, flowers (cut) and vegetables were established in 1949 and Vorster was the first director[7] He helped the department of Agricultural to have a good quality standard for winter cultivars like wheat and barley[8] A museum was established at the Grootfontein Agricultural Institute with his help.
[11] The Potchefstroom University gave him an honorary shield to recognise his contribution to Agricultural affairs.