OosterzeeLAvan

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Oosterzee, Louis Albert van

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)

Born: 1859, Semarang, Java. Died: 1918, Batavia, Java.

career:

Was educated in Europe and came out to the D.E.I. in 1881 as officer in the Civil Service; in 1898 appointed District Officer at Manokwari (NW. New Guinea); from 1902-09 and 1910-14 Assistant Resident of North New Guinea; pensioned off in 1915.

He was the discoverer of Balanophora oosterzeeana Valeton, which was named in his honour.

Collecting localities:

1904. Making a trip from Sjeri, Geelvink Bay (Apr. 14) to the Anggi Lakes (in Arfak Mts, Vogelkop; 19-28) and back to the coast near Wariab (= Wariap) (30).¹

collections:

In 1904, on his trip to the Anggi Lakes, he sighted the above-mentioned Balanophora,² but unfortunately postponed the collecting, and on the trip back the plant was not met with. It was later described on material collected by Gjellerup in the same locality.

literature:

(1) L.A. van Oosterzee: ‘Eene verkenning in bet binnenland van Noord Nieuw Guinee’ (Tijdschr. K.N.A.G. 21,1904, p.998-1021).
cf. also Versl. Milit. Expl. Ned. N.G. 1907-15, Weltevreden 1920, p. 22.
For annotations on the itinerary cf. W. Vink in Nova Guinea, Bot. 22, 1965, p. 482-483, fig. 2 and 5.
(2) cf. Tijdschr. K.N.A.G. 21, 1904, p. 1000.

biographical data:

Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature Biographical data
	Oosterzee, Louis Albert van
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors) (Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)
	Born: 1859, Semarang, Java. Died: 1918, Batavia, Java.
	career: Was educated in Europe and came out to the D.E.I. in 1881 as officer in the Civil Service; in 1898 appointed District Officer at Manokwari (NW. New Guinea); from 1902-09 and 1910-14 Assistant Resident of North New Guinea; pensioned off in 1915. He was the discoverer of Balanophora oosterzeeana Valeton, which was named in his honour.
	Collecting localities: 1904. Making a trip from Sjeri, Geelvink Bay (Apr. 14) to the Anggi Lakes (in Arfak Mts, Vogelkop; 19-28) and back to the coast near Wariab (= Wariap) (30).¹
	collections: In 1904, on his trip to the Anggi Lakes, he sighted the above-mentioned Balanophora,² but unfortunately postponed the collecting, and on the trip back the plant was not met with. It was later described on material collected by Gjellerup in the same locality.
	literature: (1) L.A. van Oosterzee: ‘Eene verkenning in bet binnenland van Noord Nieuw Guinee’ (Tijdschr. K.N.A.G. 21,1904, p.998-1021). cf. also Versl. Milit. Expl. Ned. N.G. 1907-15, Weltevreden 1920, p. 22. For annotations on the itinerary cf. W. Vink in Nova Guinea, Bot. 22, 1965, p. 482-483, fig. 2 and 5. (2) cf. Tijdschr. K.N.A.G. 21, 1904, p. 1000.
	biographical data: Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936.