Wenzel Bojer
1797–1856
Bohemian botanist and explorer. Explored islands off the east coast of Africa for the Austrian government; returned with a large herbarium in 1821. Returned to Mauritius after receiving a state pension; founder and later vice-president of the Mauritius natural history society. Published a major work on the flora of Mauritius (1837).
Source
OBL.
Bibliography
OBL: Österreichisches biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. Edited by Leo Santifaller et al. 15 vols. and 3 fascicles of vol. 16 (A–Zeman Antonín) to date. Vienna: Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1957–.
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