Background
Wyk, Ben-Erik Van was born on December 27, 1956 in Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa. Son of Abraham Jacobus Van Wyk and Elisabeth Wilhelmina Bodley.
Wyk, Ben-Erik Van was born on December 27, 1956 in Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa. Son of Abraham Jacobus Van Wyk and Elisabeth Wilhelmina Bodley.
Bachelor of Science in Forestry, University Stellenbosch, 1979. Master of Science in Botany, University Stellenbosch, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, University Cape Town, 1989.
Professor botany University Johannesburg, since 1990. Chairman Indigenous Plant Use Forum, Johannesburg, since 1996. Member Briza Publications, Pretoria, South Africa, since 1996.
Director Phyto Nova Proprietary, Ltd., Cape Town, 1998—2002. Director, chairman Aloe Council South Africa, Johannesburg, since 2006.
Member presidential task team on African traditional medicine Department Health, Pretoria, 2006—2008. Member of Dendrological Society South Africa (honorary).
Married Christina Maria Schonken, September 27, 1980. Children: Teodor, Signe.