Frederick Sander
Henry Frederick Conrad Sander , mostly Frederick Sander , baptized as Heinrich Friedrich Conrad Sander (born March 4, 1847 in Bremen , † December 23, 1920 in Bruges , Belgium ) was a German-English gardener . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Sander ".
Life
Sander went to England in 1865 . He founded important nurseries in Bruges, Belgium and in St Albans (England). Sander worked as an orchid breeder; he introduced many new plant species that he received from his own plant collectors such as Wilhelm Micholitz . From 1888 to 1895 he was editor of the Reichenbachia magazine . Orchids illustrated and described . The plant genus × Sanderara was named after him.
Plant hunter
The Sander nursery had many plant hunters in its service, for example the Swiss Carl Roebelin (1855–1927).
literature
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
- Arthur Swinson: Frederick Sander: The Orchid King . 1st edition. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1970, ISBN 978-0-340-10511-5 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Frederick Sander at the IPNI
Individual evidence
- ^ Biography - Orchid collections and illustrations of Friederich C. Lehmann. (PDF 753KB) In: Lankester Botanical Garden's scientific journal Lankesteriana 10 (2-3) Part 10 - Biographies.pdf. Universidad de Costa Rica, 2010, December 2010, pp. 19-20 , accessed on September 26, 2017 (English): "He emigrated to England in 1865 to work for the nursery of James Carter & Co. of Forest Hill."
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| SURNAME | Sander, Frederick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sander, Henry Frederick Conrad (full name); Sander, Heinrich Friedrich Conrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-English gardener |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1920 |
| Place of death | Bruges , Belgium |