Franz Antoine

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Franz Antoine (February 23, 1815, Paradeisgartel on the Löwelbastei – March 11, 1886) was an Austrian horticulturalist and gardener who was a native of Vienna.

From 1865 he was director of royal gardens to the Austrian/Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He was an authority on the botanical family Bromeliaceae, and was also an avid photographer. His photographs of still lifes, plants and scenes of Vienna were presented at exhibitions in Vienna (1864, 1873) and Paris (1867). Among his written works were the following:

Die Coniferen, (The Conifers), (1840-1847)
Der Wintergarten der K.K. Hofburg zu Wien, (The Winter Garden at the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna), (1852)
Coniferen des Cilicischen Taurus, (Conifers of Cilician Taurus)- with Theodor Kotschy, (1855)
Phyto-Iconography der Bromeliaceen, (Photo-Iconography of Bromeliads), (1884).

His father Franz Antoine (the Elder) (1768-1834), was also a gardener to Austrian royalty.

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

References

↑ "Author Query for 'Antoine'". International Plant Names Index.

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German and Spanish Wikipedia.

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Name	Antoine, Franz
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Short description	Austrian botanist
Date of birth	February 23, 1815
Place of birth
Date of death	March 11, 1886
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