Frits Went

Botanist, Deceased Person

1863 – 1935

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Who was Frits Went?

Friedrich August Ferdinand Christian Went ForMemRS was a Dutch botanist, professor of botany and director of the Botanical Garden at the University of Utrecht.

His eldest son was the Dutch botanist Frits Warmolt Went, who in 1927 as a graduate student worked on plant hormones, specifically the role of auxin in phototropism.

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Born
Jun 18, 1863
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Nationality
  • Netherlands
Profession
Lived in
  • Amsterdam
Died
Jul 24, 1935

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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