William Burck

William Burck (4 February 1848 in Monnickendam, the Netherlands – 25 September 1910 in Leiden, the Netherlands)[1][2] was a Dutch botanist.

[3] He obtained a doctorate from Leiden University in 1874.

He collected a large number of plant specimens from locations including the Padang Highlands of western Sumatra.

[3] He was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1885 and resigned in 1903.

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