Carl David Bouché

Carl David Bouché
Born June 4, 1809
Died September 27, 1881
Citizenship German
Fields Botany
Alma mater Washington University

Carl David Bouché (1809-1881) was a German botanist and gardener. He served as Inspector (technical director) of the Royal Botanic Garden in Berlin from 1843 to 1881.[1]

Bouché described 107 plant species.[2]

Bouché was a member of a prominent family of botanists and gardeners. His grandfather, Jean David Bouché (1747-1819), a Berlin nurseryman of French origin, installed glasshouses which became popular with the Prussian nobility. His uncle, Peter Friedrich Bouché (1785-1856), and father Peter Karl Bouché (1783-1856) continued the business. Peter Karl was also a student of Carl Ludwig Willdenow[1]

The standard author abbreviation C.D.Bouché is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Leuenberger, Beat Ernst (2004). "The Cactaceae of the Willdenow herbarium, and of Willdenow (1813)". Willdenowia 34: 309–22. doi:10.3372/wi.34.34127. http://www.bgbm.org/bgbm/research/willdenowia/Vol+34+p+309-322.pdf. 
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index
  3. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.