Joseph Hers

Joseph Hers (1884 – 1965) was a Belgian railroad engineer who served as a botanist in northern China from 1919-1924 where he discovered several new varieties of lilac. Some have been named after him.[1]

Career

He was born in Mamur, Belgium on September 6, 1884 and started working in China in 1905 as an interpreter for the Belgium Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was then the Secretary General of Lunghai and Pienlo railways and he was also an assessor at the International Mixed Court in Shanghai.

Discoveries

From 1919-1938, he collected more than 2000 species of trees and shrubs and published papers about indigenous woody plants of Northeastern Asia.[2][3]

Death

Hers died in 1965.

References

  1. ↑ "Hers, Joseph, 1884-1965. Papers of Joseph Hers, 1919-1992: Guide". oasis.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Joseph Hers » Arnold Arboretum". Arnold Arboretum. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Hers, Joseph (1884-1965) on JSTOR". doi:10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000325587.



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