Wenceslas (Wenzel) Bojer (born September 23, 1795 in Řesanice, Bohemia, now Czech Republic, died June 4, 1856 in Port Louis, Mauritius) was a notable naturalist and botanist. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life
He was born to Simon Bojer and Barbara Staub. As young man he was sent on expeditions to Africa and Mauritus by Franz Sieber. Franz Wilhelm Sieber, born Prague 30 March 1789 - died Prague 17 December 1844 was a Botanist and collector who travelled in Europe the Middle East Southern Africa In 1821 he arrived at Mauritius. In 1822 the Mauritian governor Robert Townsend Farquhar send him to Madagascar. He was accompanied by Malagasy Prince Rafaria who studied on Mauritius and James Hastie, a Scottish corporal and British envoy for King Radama I on Madagascar. Radama I "the Great" (c 1793 - 1828) the first king of Madagascar, united the island under his rule Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern Bojer explored the west coast of Madagascar before he arrived in Tananarive. Antananarivo (ˌtəˌnænəˈriːv or /ˌtəˌnɑːnəˈriːv/ is the Capital and largest city in Madagascar.
In 1824 Bojer was sent to Africa as an interpreter. He explored several coasts of the African continent and collected a huge amount of minerals and plants. In 1829 he was one of the co-founders of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences (SRAS) at Mauritius.
He died of paralysis in 1856. Paralysed redirects here For other uses see xx Paralysed (disambiguation Paralysis is the complete loss of Muscle function
Many plants and animal species (especially from Madagascar and the Mascarenes) were named after Bojer, including Gongylomorphus bojerii (Bojer's skink), Dionycha bojerii, Ploceus bojeri (Golden Palm Weaver), Uapaca bojeri, Streptocarpus bojeri, Epilobium bojeri and many more. The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of Islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar comprising Mauritius The Bojer's Skink ( Gongylomorphus bojerii formerly Scelotes bojeri) is a small skink from the Gongylomorphus genus The Bojer's Skink ( Gongylomorphus bojerii formerly Scelotes bojeri) is a small skink from the Gongylomorphus genus UserPolbot. -->The Golden Palm Weaver ( Ploceus bojeri) is a species of Bird in the Ploceidae UserPolbot. -->The Golden Palm Weaver ( Ploceus bojeri) is a species of Bird in the Ploceidae
References
- ^ Brummitt, R. K. ; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are extensive Gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and ISBN 1-84246-085-4.
Bibliography
External links
- Article on Wenceslas Bojer in L'Express (French)
- Author Query Results and Plant Name Query Results for Wenceslas Bojer at the International Plant Names Index. The International Plant Names Index (IPNI is a Database of botanical names Retrieved on March 26, 2008.
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