BoerlageJG

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Boerlage, Jacob Gijsbert

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

Born: 1849, Uithoorn N.H., Holland. Died: Aug. 25, 1900, Ternate, Moluccas.

career:

Teacher in Natural History from 1876-80, Custodian of the Leiden Herbarium (Rijksherbarium) 1881-96 (since 1894 Asst Director and University Lecturer); he was the first to be granted the Buitenzorg Fund, for which he travelled to Java in 1888. His special object was to compose a list of plants, on behalf of which he collected specially in the environs of Buitenzorg; following his departure, the collecting of plants was continued for another 8 months.¹ In 1896 he was appointed Asst Director of the Garden and Chief of the first division (Herbarium) of the Botanic Gardens, Buitenzorg. He died during a tour with J.J. Smith to the Moluccas, made with the intention to identify Rumphius’s plants.

He is the author of several botanical papers.²

He is commemorated in the genus Boerlagea Cogn. etc.

Collecting localities:

1888. W. Java: arrival at Buitenzorg (Apr. 14); environs of Buitenzorg, e.g. Tjiomas, Kota Batoe; a fortnight at Tjibodas, e.g. on Geger Bintang; Wijnkoopsbaai (Pelaboean Ratoe) (July 4); environs of Bandoeng (G. Tangkoeban Prahoe) and Garoet (Telaga-Bodas); G. Papandajan (± July 13); Aug. 4 sailing for Holland.-1896. Krakatau, Lang Eiland³ and P. Leiden (Bay of Batavia) (Sept. 29).-1897. W. Java: Tjibodas; Islands in Soenda Straits with Treub, Penzig and others (March 16-18) : P. Babi, P. Merak, Krakatau, Lang Eiland, Verlaten Eiland.-1898-99. W. Java: Tjibodas.-1900. Tour to the Moluccas with J.J. Smith.⁴ Ambon (arrival on July 3), making small trips in Leytimor; G. Sirimau and G. Horiel (July 6); G. Nona (7), Waai (10); ascent of the Hoetoe Mortetoe (10-11); to Hitoe and Hitoe Lama (16); G. Toena (17-18); Asiloeloe and Alang (20-21); ascent of the Latoea (23-25; the first ascent by a naturalist); Hina Niwel (26); back at Ambon (27), having to contend with illness; trip to Halong and Batoe Gantoeng; departing on Aug. 11; Boeroe: Kajeli (12); Batjan (13); Ternate (14). In the latter island Boerlage fell seriously ill and subsequently died; further data on the tour cf. sub J.J. Smith.

collections:

Collection 1888 in Herb. Leiden [L]: 250 species from Buitenzorg, 170 Wijnkoopsbaai, 100 Tangkoeban Prahoe, 100 G. Papandajan, 100 Telaga Bodas (also material in spirit); later collections in Herb. Bog. [BO] and Herb. Leiden [L]. The Lang Eiland collection (1896) consists of not yet a 100 species; the collection Boerlage & Smith from the Moluccas amounts to 710 nos. Herb. Kol. (= Ind.) Inst. Amsterdam: 21 plants of the D.E.I. (pres. 1891/92).

literature:

(1) cf. Ann. Jard. Bot. Buit. 45, 1935, p. 63-64; Versl. Pl. Tuin Buitenzorg for 1888, p. 18.
(2) ‘Uitheemsche planten om Buitenzorg verwilderd’ (Hand. 2e Nat. Geneesk. Congr. Leiden 1889, p. 146-150); ‘Handleiding tot de kennis der flora van Nederlandsch Indë’ (1890-1900, 3 vols); a catalogue of the Buitenzorg Botanic Garden (2 parts, 1899-1901); several small papers; the Annonaceae of the Botanic Garden in Icon. Bogor.; cf. also Ann. Jard. Bot. Buit. 45, 1935, p. 63, 72-73, 93, 103.
(3) cf. ‘The trip of Boerlage to Lang Eiland in September 1896’ (chapt. V in Backer, The problem of Krakatoa as seen by a botanist, 1929, p. 84-87).
(4) cf. Reisverslag (travel account) in Versl. Pl. Tuin Buitenzorg for 1900, 1901, p. 101-107.

biographical data:

Versl. Pl. Tuin Buitenzorg for 1900, 1901, p. 17-24; Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 3rd set. vol. 2, 1901, p. 404-414; Nat. Tijdschr. N.I. 60, 1901, p. 396-412; Encyclop. N.I. 1, 1917; Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936; Portr. in album of the ‘Ned. Bot. Vereeniging’ (Leiden) no I.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature Biographical data
	Boerlage, Jacob Gijsbert
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)
	Born: 1849, Uithoorn N.H., Holland. Died: Aug. 25, 1900, Ternate, Moluccas.
	career: Teacher in Natural History from 1876-80, Custodian of the Leiden Herbarium (Rijksherbarium) 1881-96 (since 1894 Asst Director and University Lecturer); he was the first to be granted the Buitenzorg Fund, for which he travelled to Java in 1888. His special object was to compose a list of plants, on behalf of which he collected specially in the environs of Buitenzorg; following his departure, the collecting of plants was continued for another 8 months.¹ In 1896 he was appointed Asst Director of the Garden and Chief of the first division (Herbarium) of the Botanic Gardens, Buitenzorg. He died during a tour with J.J. Smith to the Moluccas, made with the intention to identify Rumphius’s plants. He is the author of several botanical papers.² He is commemorated in the genus Boerlagea Cogn. etc.
	Collecting localities: 1888. W. Java: arrival at Buitenzorg (Apr. 14); environs of Buitenzorg, e.g. Tjiomas, Kota Batoe; a fortnight at Tjibodas, e.g. on Geger Bintang; Wijnkoopsbaai (Pelaboean Ratoe) (July 4); environs of Bandoeng (G. Tangkoeban Prahoe) and Garoet (Telaga-Bodas); G. Papandajan (± July 13); Aug. 4 sailing for Holland.-1896. Krakatau, Lang Eiland³ and P. Leiden (Bay of Batavia) (Sept. 29).-1897. W. Java: Tjibodas; Islands in Soenda Straits with Treub, Penzig and others (March 16-18) : P. Babi, P. Merak, Krakatau, Lang Eiland, Verlaten Eiland.-1898-99. W. Java: Tjibodas.-1900. Tour to the Moluccas with J.J. Smith.⁴ Ambon (arrival on July 3), making small trips in Leytimor; G. Sirimau and G. Horiel (July 6); G. Nona (7), Waai (10); ascent of the Hoetoe Mortetoe (10-11); to Hitoe and Hitoe Lama (16); G. Toena (17-18); Asiloeloe and Alang (20-21); ascent of the Latoea (23-25; the first ascent by a naturalist); Hina Niwel (26); back at Ambon (27), having to contend with illness; trip to Halong and Batoe Gantoeng; departing on Aug. 11; Boeroe: Kajeli (12); Batjan (13); Ternate (14). In the latter island Boerlage fell seriously ill and subsequently died; further data on the tour cf. sub J.J. Smith.
	collections: Collection 1888 in Herb. Leiden [L]: 250 species from Buitenzorg, 170 Wijnkoopsbaai, 100 Tangkoeban Prahoe, 100 G. Papandajan, 100 Telaga Bodas (also material in spirit); later collections in Herb. Bog. [BO] and Herb. Leiden [L]. The Lang Eiland collection (1896) consists of not yet a 100 species; the collection Boerlage & Smith from the Moluccas amounts to 710 nos. Herb. Kol. (= Ind.) Inst. Amsterdam: 21 plants of the D.E.I. (pres. 1891/92).
	literature: (1) cf. Ann. Jard. Bot. Buit. 45, 1935, p. 63-64; Versl. Pl. Tuin Buitenzorg for 1888, p. 18. (2) ‘Uitheemsche planten om Buitenzorg verwilderd’ (Hand. 2e Nat. Geneesk. Congr. Leiden 1889, p. 146-150); ‘Handleiding tot de kennis der flora van Nederlandsch Indë’ (1890-1900, 3 vols); a catalogue of the Buitenzorg Botanic Garden (2 parts, 1899-1901); several small papers; the Annonaceae of the Botanic Garden in Icon. Bogor.; cf. also Ann. Jard. Bot. Buit. 45, 1935, p. 63, 72-73, 93, 103. (3) cf. ‘The trip of Boerlage to Lang Eiland in September 1896’ (chapt. V in Backer, The problem of Krakatoa as seen by a botanist, 1929, p. 84-87). (4) cf. Reisverslag (travel account) in Versl. Pl. Tuin Buitenzorg for 1900, 1901, p. 101-107.
	biographical data: Versl. Pl. Tuin Buitenzorg for 1900, 1901, p. 17-24; Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 3rd set. vol. 2, 1901, p. 404-414; Nat. Tijdschr. N.I. 60, 1901, p. 396-412; Encyclop. N.I. 1, 1917; Backer, Verkl. Woordenb., 1936; Portr. in album of the ‘Ned. Bot. Vereeniging’ (Leiden) no I.