Career

Collecting localities

Collections

 

Boesveld, Johan

 

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

 

Born: 1878, Brummen, Gld, Holland.

 

career:

Schoolteacher, from 1905-24 serving in the D.E.I., e.g. at high schools at Ambon, Tondano (N. Celebes), and finally at Buitenzorg (W. Java); pensioned off and returning to Holland in 1924.

 

Collecting localities:

1921. Ambon: G. Nona and Noesa Niwi (Sept.).-1923. N. Celebes: Tondano and on G. Klabat.

 

collections:

Herb. Bog. [BO]: from Ambon 15 nos, from Tondano 10 specim. s.n. Living orchids from G. Masarang and G. Klabat (N. Celebes) to Hort. Bog. (pres. 1923-24).