SchophuysHJ

Career

Collecting localities

Literature

Schophuys, Hendrik Jurriaan

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 5: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement I)

Born: 1904, Bandung, Java.

career:

Agriculturist, educated at Wageningen Agricultural College in Holland, taking his Dr’s degree in 1936 when on leave.¹ From 1928 onwards Agricultural Advisor in D.E.I. government employ, stationed in SE. Borneo and Java; after the war making explorations in New Guinea and Borneo, and since 1950 Inspector of Agriculture in Kalimantan (= Borneo) in Indonesian government service. After his retirement he went to Sumatra, organizing the new agricultural faculty of the first university of Sumatra, at Pajakumbuh (Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Andalas).

Collecting localities:

Together with G. Klay he collected some plants at Parit Mas near Sintang (Sept. 30, 1949) in W. Borneo for Miss Dr Polak (see there) on a joined excursion.

literature:

(1) H.J. Schophuys: ‘Het stroomgebied van de Barito, Landbouwkundige Kenschets en Landbouwvoorlichting’ (Wageningen 1936).

	Career Collecting localities Literature
	Schophuys, Hendrik Jurriaan
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 5: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement I)
	Born: 1904, Bandung, Java.
	career: Agriculturist, educated at Wageningen Agricultural College in Holland, taking his Dr’s degree in 1936 when on leave.¹ From 1928 onwards Agricultural Advisor in D.E.I. government employ, stationed in SE. Borneo and Java; after the war making explorations in New Guinea and Borneo, and since 1950 Inspector of Agriculture in Kalimantan (= Borneo) in Indonesian government service. After his retirement he went to Sumatra, organizing the new agricultural faculty of the first university of Sumatra, at Pajakumbuh (Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Andalas).
	Collecting localities: Together with G. Klay he collected some plants at Parit Mas near Sintang (Sept. 30, 1949) in W. Borneo for Miss Dr Polak (see there) on a joined excursion.
	literature: (1) H.J. Schophuys: ‘Het stroomgebied van de Barito, Landbouwkundige Kenschets en Landbouwvoorlichting’ (Wageningen 1936).