| Name | Boos, Franz |
| Date of birth | 1753 |
| Date of death | 1832 |
| Remarks | "b. Frauenalp, Baden, Germany 23 Dec 1753, d. Vienna 21 Feb 1832. Austrian horticulturist & traveller; collected in West Indies & Venezuela 1783-85 & at Cape, Mauritius, Reunion & Madagascar with G Scholl 1786-88 for curator, NJ von Jacquin, of Imperial Garden of Emperor Joseph II at Schönbrunn (summer palace of the Habsburgs) on outskirts of Vienna, Austria; keeper Schonbrunn bot garden & menageries 1788~, director 1810~" (vide B. Bates) [collector note: W] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 105351 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/1ed15d7c-af53-454c-b921-92f96db5cbe5 |
| Standard/Label Name | F. Boos |
| Full Name | Boos, Franz |
| Geography Collector | Austria, Germany, South Africa |
| Citation as Collector | Index Herbariorum - Collectors A-D |
| Citation as Collector | M. Gunn & L. E. Codd, Botanical exploration of southern Africa: 99-100. 1981 |
| Citation as Collector | pers. comm. from B. Bates |
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