Harris Steinman

Briza Publications author Harris Steinman, a medical doctor based in Cape Town, has a special interest in allergy and allergens and has written a number of reference books on the subject. A keen photographer since his teenage years, he is largely self-taught but...

Gideon Smith

Briza Publications author Gideon Smith is a well-known authority on succulent plants and an author of several books on the subject. He holds the position of Research Director of the South African National Biodiversity Institute and is a professor of Botany at the...

Gerrit Germishuizen

Briza Publications author Gerrit Germishuizen is scientific editor at the National Botanical Institute. In addition to some 110 scientific and popular articles on botany, he has co-authored with Anita Fabian Transvaal Wild Flowers in 1982 and Wild Flowers of northern...

Frits van Oudtshoorn

Briza Publications author Frits van Oudtshoorn grew up on a farm in the Limpopo province of South Africa, where he developed a keen interest in grasses and the natural environment. Fritz holds a Masters degree in Nature Conservation, specialising in Ecological...

Fanie R van Heerden

Briza Publications author Fanie R van Heerden is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Rand Afrikaans University. She is an authority on the chemistry of medicinal and poisonous plants. Books by Fanie R van Heerden Click on the titles below to shop online at...

Fanie Venter

Briza Publications author Fanie Venter holds an MSc. from the University of Natal, South Africa and a PhD in plant systematics from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His research interests have included extensive travel in the southern half of...