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Rutten, Louis Martin Robert (1884-1946)

Date Updated: 19 April 2013

Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
Louis Martin Robert
Last name
Rutten
Initials
L.M.R.
Life Dates
1884 - 1946
Collecting Dates
1907 - 1921
Specification
Plant collector
Organisation(s)
B, BO, L, P, U
Countries
Caribbean region: CubaMalesian region: IndonesiaCentral American Continent: MexicoEurope: Switzerland
Associate(s)
Konasi (co-collector)
Rutten-Pekelharing, C.J. (co-collector)
Biography
Dutch geologist who mapped large parts of the islands of the Dutch East Indies, Cuba, the Baetic Cordillera (Spain) and the Dutch Antilles. Born in Maastricht, Rutten graduated in geology from Utrecht University. He was employed by the predecessor of Royal Dutch Shell, Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij, and sent to Borneo in search of oil. He also went to Argentina, Cuba, Mexico and Peru while in this position. In 1921 he was appointed professor of geology and palaeontology at Utrecht University and in the 1930s led expeditions to the Dutch Antilles and Cuba.
Rutten, Louis Martin Robert (1884-1946)
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