Franz_Antoine

Franz Antoine

Franz Antoine (23 February 1815 in the Paradeisgartl [de] on the Löwelbastei, Vienna 11 March 1886) was an Austrian horticulturalist and gardener. The standard author abbreviation Antoine is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

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From 1865 he was director of royal gardens to the Austrian/Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He was an authority on the botanical family Bromeliaceae, and was also an avid photographer. His photographs of still lifes, plants and scenes of Vienna were presented at exhibitions in Vienna (1864, 1873) and Paris (1867). Among his written works were the following:

His father, Franz Antoine the Elder (1768-1834), was also a gardener to Austrian royalty, with a gardener's residence  the younger Franz' birthplace  in the Paradeisgartl [de] garden, now part of the Volksgarten, Vienna.


References

  1. International Plant Names Index.  Antoine.

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