SchraderC

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Collecting localities

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Literature

Schrader, Carl

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

Born: 1852, Brunswick, Germany. Died: 1930, Berlin, Germany.

career:

From 1878-89 observer of the Observatory at Hamburg, in which function he was stationed in S. Georgia in 1882/83. He was the leader of an expedition to New Guinea (see below), in which island he founded a meteorological station at Finschhafen¹ in June 1886. From 1890-1923 Government Inspector for examinations of steersmen for foreign trade; in 1914 he travelled in the Crimea.

Cyrtandra schraderi K.Schum. and Aglaia schraderiana Harms were named after him (cf. Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936).

Collecting localities:

Former Kaiser-Wilhehnsland, NE. New Guinea, 1886-87. Detailed data cf. sub Hollrung. 1886.² At first combined excursions with Hollrung in the vicinity of Langemak; by boat to the coast region N of Finschhafen (July 3), ascending the Busim River, and back at Finschhafen (21); trip to the Kaiserin Augusta River (= Sepik) (July-Aug.).-1887.³ Bagili Distr. (Apr.); Kaiserin Augusta River (June).

collections:

He collected at least some Musci;⁴in ? Herb. Berl. [B].

literature:

(1) cf. Nachr. Kais. Wilh. Land 2, 1886, p. 133.
C. Schrader: ‘Umgegend von Finschhafen’ (in l.c. 5, 1889); ‘Astronomisch-geographische Ortsbestimmungen und magnetische Beobachtungen in Kaiser Wilhelmsland and dem Bismarck Archipel’ (in Zeitschr. Ges. Erdk. Berlin 1889).
(2) cf. Nachr. Kais. Wilh. Land 2, 1886, p. 5, 84, 88, 119, 123, 126.
(3) cf. l.c. 3, 1887, p. 148, 190.
(4) Published by A. Geheeb in Schumann: ‘Die Flora von Kaiser Wilhelmsland’ (Beih. z.d. Nachr. Kais. Wilh. Land 1889, and in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 9, 1888).

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature
	Schrader, Carl
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)
	Born: 1852, Brunswick, Germany. Died: 1930, Berlin, Germany.
	career: From 1878-89 observer of the Observatory at Hamburg, in which function he was stationed in S. Georgia in 1882/83. He was the leader of an expedition to New Guinea (see below), in which island he founded a meteorological station at Finschhafen¹ in June 1886. From 1890-1923 Government Inspector for examinations of steersmen for foreign trade; in 1914 he travelled in the Crimea. Cyrtandra schraderi K.Schum. and Aglaia schraderiana Harms were named after him (cf. Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936).
	Collecting localities: Former Kaiser-Wilhehnsland, NE. New Guinea, 1886-87. Detailed data cf. sub Hollrung. 1886.² At first combined excursions with Hollrung in the vicinity of Langemak; by boat to the coast region N of Finschhafen (July 3), ascending the Busim River, and back at Finschhafen (21); trip to the Kaiserin Augusta River (= Sepik) (July-Aug.).-1887.³ Bagili Distr. (Apr.); Kaiserin Augusta River (June).
	collections: He collected at least some Musci;⁴in ? Herb. Berl. [B].
	literature: (1) cf. Nachr. Kais. Wilh. Land 2, 1886, p. 133. C. Schrader: ‘Umgegend von Finschhafen’ (in l.c. 5, 1889); ‘Astronomisch-geographische Ortsbestimmungen und magnetische Beobachtungen in Kaiser Wilhelmsland and dem Bismarck Archipel’ (in Zeitschr. Ges. Erdk. Berlin 1889). (2) cf. Nachr. Kais. Wilh. Land 2, 1886, p. 5, 84, 88, 119, 123, 126. (3) cf. l.c. 3, 1887, p. 148, 190. (4) Published by A. Geheeb in Schumann: ‘Die Flora von Kaiser Wilhelmsland’ (Beih. z.d. Nachr. Kais. Wilh. Land 1889, and in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 9, 1888).