Jacob Gijsbert Boerlage | |
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| Born | (1849-11-18)18 November 1849 Uithoorn, Netherlands |
| Died | 25 September 1900(1900-09-25) (aged 50) Ternate, Indonesia |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Boerl. |
Jacob Gijsbert Boerlage (18 November 1849 – 25 September 1900) was aDutchbotanist,[1] who worked principally at the National Herbarium in Brussels.
Boerlage was born inUithoorn, in theNetherlands on 18 November 1849. He received his doctoral degree (1875) fromLeiden University. Initially he worked as a teacher in theHogere Burgerschool inAmsterdam andDordrecht. In 1879 he began working at the National Herbarium inBrussels which in 1999 merged withNational Herbarium of the Netherlands based inLeiden. In 1880 he became the herbarium's Curator. He married shortly after becoming Curator and was later appointed as deputy director. In 1896 he became the deputy director of theBogor Botanical Gardens (then called the Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens) inIndonesia. He died while on a scientific expedition to the coast ofTernate.[2] He was elected corresponding member of theRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1900.[3]
He is the authority for at least 564taxa including:IPNI.List of plant names with authorityBoerl..
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