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Diest, Pieter Hendrik van

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

Born: 1835, Edam, N.H., Holland.

career:

Mining engineer, educated at the Technical College, Delft; joined the D.E. Indian Government service in 1857; in 1870 on sick-leave to Holland, and retired in 1873.

Collecting localities:

He is cited by Miquel (in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1, 1863-64) as the collector of Hepaticae on G. Maras in Banka. He travelled across the island for seven years (1858-65).¹

collections:

Material in Herb. Leiden [L].

literature:

(1) Author of ‘Bangka beschreven in reistogten’ (Amsterdam 1865 + 2 maps), and of some other papers.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature
	Diest, Pieter Hendrik van
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)
	Born: 1835, Edam, N.H., Holland.
	career: Mining engineer, educated at the Technical College, Delft; joined the D.E. Indian Government service in 1857; in 1870 on sick-leave to Holland, and retired in 1873.
	Collecting localities: He is cited by Miquel (in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1, 1863-64) as the collector of Hepaticae on G. Maras in Banka. He travelled across the island for seven years (1858-65).¹
	collections: Material in Herb. Leiden [L].
	literature: (1) Author of ‘Bangka beschreven in reistogten’ (Amsterdam 1865 + 2 maps), and of some other papers.