Ding Hou

Ding Hou (11 October 1921, Hsingkan, Jiangxi, China – 9 September 2008, Leiden, Netherlands) was a Dutch botanist and mycologist.[1] In 1945, he obtained a botany degree from the National Chung Cheng University in Jiangxi, becoming a botanical assistant there on graduation.In 1956, he was hired by Professor Cornelis van Steenis at the National Herbarium of the Netherlands, working on the Flora Malesiana project.[2] Hou has made significant contributions to the plant families Anacardiaceae, Anisophylleaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Celastraceae, Rhizophoraceae, Thymelaeaceae and later to Leguminosae.[3] He named over 100 plant species, including Anisophyllea corneri, Bruguiera exaristata and Gluta sabahana.
JiangxiLeidenFlora MalesianaBotanyNational Herbarium of the NetherlandsArnold ArboretumMissouri Botanical GardenDoctoral advisorNational Chung Cheng UniversityNational Taiwan UniversityWashington University in St. LouisProfessor Cornelis van SteenisAnacardiaceaeAnisophylleaceaeAristolochiaceaeCelastraceaeRhizophoraceaeThymelaeaceaeLeguminosaeAnisophyllea corneriBruguiera exaristataGluta sabahanaauthor abbreviationcitingbotanical nameBlumeaInternational Plant Names IndexRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewHarvard University HerbariaLibrariesAustralian National Botanic Gardens