Franz Antoine

Franz Antoine (February 23, 1815, Paradeisgartel on the Löwelbastei (Vienna) – March 11, 1886) was an Austrian horticulturalist and gardener.[1]

Franz Antoine
Born(1815-02-23)February 23, 1815
Paradeisgartel on the Löwelbastei (Vienna
DiedMarch 11, 1886(1886-03-11) (aged 71)
Vienna
NationalityAustrian
OccupationHorticulturalist and gardener
Years active1865-1886
Known forAuthority on the botanical family Bromeliaceae

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).[1] 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.

References
  1. This article is based on a translation of an equivalent article at the German and Spanish Wikipedia.
  2. IPNI.  Antoine.
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