William Burck

William Burck (4 February 1848 in Monnickendam, the Netherlands – 25 September 1910 in Leiden, the Netherlands) was a Dutch botanist. He obtained a doctorate from Leiden University in 1874. In 1881 he became Assistant Director of the then Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens (now Bogor Botanical Gardens) in Java. He collected a large number of plant specimens from locations including the Padang Highlands of western Sumatra. The genus ''Burckella'' is named for him.

He was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1885 and resigned in 1903. He was re-admitted as member in 1907.

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    Wandelingen door den botanischen tuin te Buitenzorg by Burck, William

    Published 1892
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    Sur les Sapotacées des Indes néerlandaises et les origines botaniques de la Gutta-Percha by Burck, William

    Published 1885
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