Justus Carl Hasskarl (6 December 1811 – 5 January 1894) was a German explorer and botanist specializing in Pteridophytes, Bryophytes and Spermatophytes. He was co-founder of the Society of Natural Curiosities of India, in Bavaria and spent his time researching flora of Indonesia for years.[1]
Justus Carl Hasskarl was born in Kassel in the Kingdom of Westphalia. In his earlier life he studied at a plant nursery in Poppelsdorf in 1827. And later in 1834 he studied Natural History while at the same time, prepared himself for an expedition to the tropics.
In 1836, he traveled to Java and tried to make a living through his knowledge in Physics and Medicine, with little success. Subsequently, he sent a request to the Governor general to work in 's Lands Plantentuin and a year later he was appointed as assistant curator.[2] With director Johannes Elias Teijsmann, they rearranged their crops to taxonomic families, which would result in the displacement of many specimens in the botanical garden. Together they organized expeditions to various parts of modern Indonesia and expand the number of plants collection in the Botanic Garden. Hasskarl also proposed starting a library (Bibliotheca Bogoriensis) which was opened in 1842 and Herbarium Bogoriense in 1844.[3]
In 1852, the Netherlands government sent him to Lima and in early 1853, Justus made an expedition to the interior of Peru and even reaching the eastern border of Lake Titicaca, where he gathered Cinchona trees for Malaria treatment. In 1854 he sent his collections of seeds and specimens back to the Netherlands and introduced Cinchona trees to Java, the extract of the tree would later be used to make quinine. However, due to his worsening health he had to return to Netherlands in 1856.[4]
^Justus Carl Hasskarl 2015-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, woordenkracht.com
^Harro Maat (2001). Science Cultivating Practice: A History of Agricultural Science in the Netherlands and its Colonies, 1863-1986 (The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics). Springer; 2002 edition Iguchi. pp. 37–40. ISBN978-1402001130. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
^History of Bogor Botanic Garden 2010-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, bogor.indo.net.id
^Audrey Kahin; R. B. Cribb (2004). Historical Dictionary of Indonesia. Scarecrow Press. p. 80. ISBN9780810849358. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
^"J.K. Hasskarl (1811 - 1894)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
justus, carl, hasskarl, december, 1811, january, 1894, german, explorer, botanist, specializing, pteridophytes, bryophytes, spermatophytes, founder, society, natural, curiosities, india, bavaria, spent, time, researching, flora, indonesia, years, robert, hassk. Justus Carl Hasskarl 6 December 1811 5 January 1894 was a German explorer and botanist specializing in Pteridophytes Bryophytes and Spermatophytes He was co founder of the Society of Natural Curiosities of India in Bavaria and spent his time researching flora of Indonesia for years 1 Robert HasskarlBorn6 December 1811 1811 12 06 Kassel Kingdom of WestphaliaDied5 January 1894 1894 01 06 aged 82 Kleve PrussiaNationalityDutchOccupation s Botanist ExplorerKnown forResearching tropical flora Contents 1 Biography 2 Some publications 3 Honours 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditJustus Carl Hasskarl was born in Kassel in the Kingdom of Westphalia In his earlier life he studied at a plant nursery in Poppelsdorf in 1827 And later in 1834 he studied Natural History while at the same time prepared himself for an expedition to the tropics In 1836 he traveled to Java and tried to make a living through his knowledge in Physics and Medicine with little success Subsequently he sent a request to the Governor general to work in s Lands Plantentuin and a year later he was appointed as assistant curator 2 With director Johannes Elias Teijsmann they rearranged their crops to taxonomic families which would result in the displacement of many specimens in the botanical garden Together they organized expeditions to various parts of modern Indonesia and expand the number of plants collection in the Botanic Garden Hasskarl also proposed starting a library Bibliotheca Bogoriensis which was opened in 1842 and Herbarium Bogoriense in 1844 3 In 1852 the Netherlands government sent him to Lima and in early 1853 Justus made an expedition to the interior of Peru and even reaching the eastern border of Lake Titicaca where he gathered Cinchona trees for Malaria treatment In 1854 he sent his collections of seeds and specimens back to the Netherlands and introduced Cinchona trees to Java the extract of the tree would later be used to make quinine However due to his worsening health he had to return to Netherlands in 1856 4 Later he participated in examining and describe the Commelinaceae of Georg August Schweinfurth s Abyssinian plant collections and also worked on several plant families such as Cyathea junghuhniana in Leiden In 1855 he became correspondent of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences he resigned in 1859 5 Some publications Edit1856 Filice javanicae Batavia 1856 Retzia observation of PLANTIS botanicae Botanici Bogoriensis horticulture Leiden 1859 Hortus Bogoriensis descr seu Retziae editio nova 1 Teil Amsterdam 1858 2 Teil in Bonplandia 1866 Neuer Schlussel zu Rumphs Herbarium amboinense Halle 1867 Horti malabarici Rheedeani clavis locupletissima Dresden 1870 Commelinaceae indicae Vienna 1847 Plantae javanicae rariores BerlinHonours EditThe genus Hasskarlia Baill in the family Euphorbiaceae is named in his honor The standard author abbreviation Hassk is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 6 See also EditList of botanists by author abbreviationReferences Edit Justus Carl Hasskarl Archived 2015 02 25 at the Wayback Machine woordenkracht com Harro Maat 2001 Science Cultivating Practice A History of Agricultural Science in the Netherlands and its Colonies 1863 1986 The International Library of Environmental Agricultural and Food Ethics Springer 2002 edition Iguchi pp 37 40 ISBN 978 1402001130 Retrieved February 26 2015 History of Bogor Botanic Garden Archived 2010 01 19 at the Wayback Machine bogor indo net id Audrey Kahin R B Cribb 2004 Historical Dictionary of Indonesia Scarecrow Press p 80 ISBN 9780810849358 Retrieved February 26 2015 J K Hasskarl 1811 1894 Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Retrieved 17 July 2015 International Plant Names Index Hassk External links Edit Data related to Justus Carl Hasskarl at Wikispecies This article about a German botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Justus Carl Hasskarl amp oldid 1170572195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
