Franz Goeschke

Franz Goeschke (German spelling- Göschke); (1844-1912) was a German horticulturist who was a lecturer and director at the school of horticulture in Proskau. His father, Gottlieb Göschke (1818-1898) was also a noted horticulturalist.

Franz Göschke was a leading authority of strawberry cultivation. He is credited with creating around thirty new varieties of strawberry, including the once popular Erdbeere Königin Luise (Queen Luise Strawberry), which he first introduced in 1905.

Selected publications

Die rationelle Spargelzucht (Rational Asparagus Cultivation), 1882
Die Haselnuss, ihre Arten und ihre Kultur (Hazelnuts, Types and Cultivars), 1885
Das Buch der Erdbeeren (The Book of Strawberries)
Der Hausgarten auf dem Lande (The Garden in the Countryside), 1899
Einfassungspflanzen (Edging Plants), 1900
Einträgliche Spargelzucht (Lucrative Asparagus Cultivation), 1904

The standard author abbreviation Goeschke is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

Strawberry Breeding and Industry on the European Continent
Antiquario (list of publications)

^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

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Name	Goeschke, Franz
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Date of birth	1844
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Date of death	1912
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