BeumeeJGB

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Beumée, Johan Gotlieb Benjamin

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

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 5: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement I)

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

Born: 1888, Veendam, Gr., Holland. Died: 1966, Bennekom, Gld., Netherlands

career:

Forest Officer, educated and taking his Dr’s degree (1922) at Wageningen Agricultural College; in the D.E.I. from 1913-22 on the staff of the For. Research Institute (Buitenzorg), except in the years 1914-15 when he was stationed in the teak districts. In 1922 appointed Botanist at the Buitenzorg Herbarium, 1924-31 Chief of the same institution; in 1931 Director of the General Experiment Station for Agriculture (Buitenzorg) and since 1934, besides, Head of the Service of Agriculture and Fishery. He retired in 1938 and settled near Wageningen; in 1947 appointed Lecturer at the Agricultural College there. Retired in 1953.

Nervilia beuméei J.J.Sm. was named after him.

Collecting localities:^1-2

1914. Java, mainly in teak forests: Banjoemas Distr. (Dec.).-1915. W. Cheribon, Soemedang and E. Tegal (Jan.); Margasari Forestry (March, June, Aug.-Nov.); Telawa Forestry (Dec.).-1916. N. Randoeblatoeng (Nov.).-1917. Todanan Distr. (Apr.-May); forestries of Koendoeran, Tjabak, Nanas and Pajaman (June); forestries Doplang, Banjoe Oerip, Banglean and Randoeblatoeng (Aug.); Kedawan Distr., Ngrogoenoeng Forestry and W. Toeban Distr. (Sept.); Ngarengan (Oct.); W. Toeban Distr., Manggar, Gedangan, Regaloh, Ngarengan, Banjoemas(Nov.); Ngawi, Banjoe Biroe, Ponorogo, etc. -1918. N. Kediri Distr. (Jan.); Krawang Distr. and W. Cheribon-Soemedang (March); W. Tegal, E. Tegal, Soebah, Bodja, Bandjaran, etc., Centr. Java: G. Merapi (Oct.); W. Java: G. Karang (prob. Dec.).-1919. E. Java: Pasoeroean, Besoeki and S. Pasoeroean (Nov.).-1921. P. Weh, N of Sumatra. -1927. Sumatra East Coast: Toba Lake etc. (Apr. -May); W. Java: P. Edam (in Bay of Batavia) (Sept. 11); Wijnkoopsbaai, Tjisolok (Dec.).-1928. Java; Noesa Kambangan (Aug. 10); Sumatra East Coast (Dec.): Deli, Sibolangit, Brastagi.-1929. W. Java: Priok.-1931. Madoera (Febr. 27); Centr. Java: Moektihardjo (May 27); P. Purmerend (Bay of Batavia) (May 31).-1932. W. Java: Oedjoeng Genteng (S. coast) (March).-1933. P. Edam (Bay of Batavia) (Sept.).-1934. W. Java: Patjet (Apr.); E. Java: Bangil (Nov.).-1935. W. Java: near Batavia.

During many years in the environs of Buitenzorg, e.g. at Depok and Koeripan;³ for Depok he employed a special Indonesian collector.

collections:

Herb. Bog. [BO]: from 1913-22 in a series numbering 1-3332, 3401-4649, 4701-5643 (till Nov. 1922), 5641-5674 (Nov. 1922, from Depok; evidently using the nos 5641-3 twice), 66036684 (Nov. 1914) etc.; dupl. in Herb. Leiden [L] (coll. 1917-30). In Nov. 1917 the series numbered up to 1273, after that other foresters etc. numbered in the series too, e.g. Th. Altona, Dr L.G. den Berger, W.A.P. de Boer, C. Boot, D. Burger, O.H. Gobée, B.J. Grutterink, F. Kramer, E. van der Laan, J.A.J.H. Stoutjesdijk, A. Thorenaar, P. Timmer, L.P. Weeda, R. Wind [or R. Wind Hzn] and H.E. Wolff von Wülfing (see those) and many others. Evidently he started a new numbering at Buitenzorg; also A-nos, e.g. from Madoera, Bangil and the coast E of the old harbour-canal (? near Batavia, 1935); in 1928 he collected 150 nos from Java and 66 from Sumatra; in 1929, 10 nos from Priok, W. Java.

literature:

(1) J.G.B. Beumée: ‘De korte flora der djatibosschen’ (Tectona 12, 1919, p. 146-205); ‘Floristisch-analytische onderzoekingen van de korte flora in kunstmatig aangelegde djatiplantsoenen op Java ... etc.’ (Dr’s Thesis, Wageningen 1922).
(2) J.G.B. Beumée: ‘Een tocht door het Karang-gebergte’ (Trop. Nat. 8, 1919, p. 25-30, 42-48, 60-63, 77-79, 96-98, 12 fig.); ‘Een bezoek aan de modderbron Kesongo’ (l.c. 9, 1920, p. 39-46, 4955, 8 fig.); ‘Een auto-botaniseertocht in Rembang’ (l.c. 10, 1921, p. 81-91, 6 fig.).
(3) J.G.B. Beumée: ‘De kalkheuvels van Koeripan en hunne vegetatie’ (Hand. 3e N.I. Nat. Wet. Congres 1925, p. 145-181, 10 fig.).

biographical data:

Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936, cf. addenda too; Landbouw 14, 1938, p. 193-194; Wie is dat? ed. 1-4; Fl. Mal. Bull. no 21, 1966, p. 1371-1372, 1377.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature Biographical data
	Beumée, Johan Gotlieb Benjamin
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors) (Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 5: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement I) (Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)
	Born: 1888, Veendam, Gr., Holland. Died: 1966, Bennekom, Gld., Netherlands
	career: Forest Officer, educated and taking his Dr’s degree (1922) at Wageningen Agricultural College; in the D.E.I. from 1913-22 on the staff of the For. Research Institute (Buitenzorg), except in the years 1914-15 when he was stationed in the teak districts. In 1922 appointed Botanist at the Buitenzorg Herbarium, 1924-31 Chief of the same institution; in 1931 Director of the General Experiment Station for Agriculture (Buitenzorg) and since 1934, besides, Head of the Service of Agriculture and Fishery. He retired in 1938 and settled near Wageningen; in 1947 appointed Lecturer at the Agricultural College there. Retired in 1953. Nervilia beuméei J.J.Sm. was named after him.
	Collecting localities:^1-2 1914. Java, mainly in teak forests: Banjoemas Distr. (Dec.).-1915. W. Cheribon, Soemedang and E. Tegal (Jan.); Margasari Forestry (March, June, Aug.-Nov.); Telawa Forestry (Dec.).-1916. N. Randoeblatoeng (Nov.).-1917. Todanan Distr. (Apr.-May); forestries of Koendoeran, Tjabak, Nanas and Pajaman (June); forestries Doplang, Banjoe Oerip, Banglean and Randoeblatoeng (Aug.); Kedawan Distr., Ngrogoenoeng Forestry and W. Toeban Distr. (Sept.); Ngarengan (Oct.); W. Toeban Distr., Manggar, Gedangan, Regaloh, Ngarengan, Banjoemas(Nov.); Ngawi, Banjoe Biroe, Ponorogo, etc. -1918. N. Kediri Distr. (Jan.); Krawang Distr. and W. Cheribon-Soemedang (March); W. Tegal, E. Tegal, Soebah, Bodja, Bandjaran, etc., Centr. Java: G. Merapi (Oct.); W. Java: G. Karang (prob. Dec.).-1919. E. Java: Pasoeroean, Besoeki and S. Pasoeroean (Nov.).-1921. P. Weh, N of Sumatra. -1927. Sumatra East Coast: Toba Lake etc. (Apr. -May); W. Java: P. Edam (in Bay of Batavia) (Sept. 11); Wijnkoopsbaai, Tjisolok (Dec.).-1928. Java; Noesa Kambangan (Aug. 10); Sumatra East Coast (Dec.): Deli, Sibolangit, Brastagi.-1929. W. Java: Priok.-1931. Madoera (Febr. 27); Centr. Java: Moektihardjo (May 27); P. Purmerend (Bay of Batavia) (May 31).-1932. W. Java: Oedjoeng Genteng (S. coast) (March).-1933. P. Edam (Bay of Batavia) (Sept.).-1934. W. Java: Patjet (Apr.); E. Java: Bangil (Nov.).-1935. W. Java: near Batavia. During many years in the environs of Buitenzorg, e.g. at Depok and Koeripan;³ for Depok he employed a special Indonesian collector.
	collections: Herb. Bog. [BO]: from 1913-22 in a series numbering 1-3332, 3401-4649, 4701-5643 (till Nov. 1922), 5641-5674 (Nov. 1922, from Depok; evidently using the nos 5641-3 twice), 66036684 (Nov. 1914) etc.; dupl. in Herb. Leiden [L] (coll. 1917-30). In Nov. 1917 the series numbered up to 1273, after that other foresters etc. numbered in the series too, e.g. Th. Altona, Dr L.G. den Berger, W.A.P. de Boer, C. Boot, D. Burger, O.H. Gobée, B.J. Grutterink, F. Kramer, E. van der Laan, J.A.J.H. Stoutjesdijk, A. Thorenaar, P. Timmer, L.P. Weeda, R. Wind [or R. Wind Hzn] and H.E. Wolff von Wülfing (see those) and many others. Evidently he started a new numbering at Buitenzorg; also A-nos, e.g. from Madoera, Bangil and the coast E of the old harbour-canal (? near Batavia, 1935); in 1928 he collected 150 nos from Java and 66 from Sumatra; in 1929, 10 nos from Priok, W. Java.
	literature: (1) J.G.B. Beumée: ‘De korte flora der djatibosschen’ (Tectona 12, 1919, p. 146-205); ‘Floristisch-analytische onderzoekingen van de korte flora in kunstmatig aangelegde djatiplantsoenen op Java ... etc.’ (Dr’s Thesis, Wageningen 1922). (2) J.G.B. Beumée: ‘Een tocht door het Karang-gebergte’ (Trop. Nat. 8, 1919, p. 25-30, 42-48, 60-63, 77-79, 96-98, 12 fig.); ‘Een bezoek aan de modderbron Kesongo’ (l.c. 9, 1920, p. 39-46, 4955, 8 fig.); ‘Een auto-botaniseertocht in Rembang’ (l.c. 10, 1921, p. 81-91, 6 fig.). (3) J.G.B. Beumée: ‘De kalkheuvels van Koeripan en hunne vegetatie’ (Hand. 3e N.I. Nat. Wet. Congres 1925, p. 145-181, 10 fig.).
	biographical data: Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936, cf. addenda too; Landbouw 14, 1938, p. 193-194; Wie is dat? ed. 1-4; Fl. Mal. Bull. no 21, 1966, p. 1371-1372, 1377.