Benecke, Franz F. |
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(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors) (Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II) |
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Born: 1857, Berlin, Germany. Died: 1903, Berlin, Germany. |
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Studied botany in Germany; since 1889 employed by the Semarang Sugar Experiment Station, in 1890 appointed Director of the said institution. In 1893 the Experiment Station was transferred to Bojolali and discontinued in 1894; subsequently Benecke got a situation in Brazil. In 1895 he returned to Berlin, mentally unfit for intellectual work. Isachne beneckei Hack. was named after him. |
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De Wildeman mentions Algae from Semarang and Klaten, Centr. Java, collected by Benecke. Collected also in E. Java, Mar.-Apr. 1891. |
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Two Java grasses in U.S. Nat. Herb. Wash. [US]; dupl. in Vienna [W]. |
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Ber. D.B.G. 21, 1903, Gen. Vets. Heft p. (23)-(31), incl. bibliogr.; Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936. |