Date of birth: 1 February 1761
Date of death: 16 November 1836
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[Nederlands] Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (geb. 1761 in Stellenbosch, West-Kaap, Zuid Afrika; overl. 1836 in Parijs, Frankrijk) was een Zuid-Afrikaanse mycoloog en botanicus. Hij wordt wel beschouwd als de 'vader van de systematische mycologie'. De officiële botanische auteur afkorting is "PERS.".

[Français] Christian Hendrik Persoon (né 1761 à Stellenbosch, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud, mort 1836 à Paris, France) était un mycologue et botaniste. Il est connu comme le « Père de la mycologie systématique ». Son abréviation officielle auteur botanique est "PERS.".

[English] Christian Hendrik Persoon (b. 1761 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, d. 1836 in Paris, France) was a mycologist and botanist. He is said to be the “Father of systematic mycology”. Its official botanical author abbreviation is “PERS.”.

[Deutsch] Christian Hendrik Persoon (geb. 1761 in Stellenbosch, Westkap, Südafrika; gest. 1836 in Paris, Frankreich) war ein Mykologe und Botaniker. Er wird als der Vater der systematischen Mykologie bezeichnet. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „PERS.“.

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