How to Pronounce Jan van der Hoeven
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Feb 09, 1801 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands Died on 10 Mar 1868 (aged 67)
Dutch biologist
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About Jan Van Der Hoeven
- Jan van der Hoeven (9 February 1801 – 10 March 1868) was a Dutch zoologist.
- His most famous book is Handboek der Dierkunde (1827–1833), translated into German and English (by prof.
- Clark).
- He wrote as readily about crocodiles as about butterflies, lancelets and lemurs.
- His research on the nautilus resulted in the discovery of a secondary sexual organ of unknown function which was then named after him as Hoeven's organ or Van der Hoeven's organ.
