Bauer, Franz Andreas, 1758-1840
Variant namesFranz Bauer was born in Feldsberg, Austria in 1758; his first published botanical drawing appeared in 1771; moved to England in 1790 to take up a position of draughtsman at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew; amongst his publications was Strelitzia Depicta (1818). Bauer is considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of botanical artists.
From the guide to the Bauer, Franz (1758-1840), c1788-c1829, (Senate House Library, University of London)
Epithet: botanical artist
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x00036f
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| creatorOf | Bauer, Franz (1758-1840), c1788-c1829 | Senate House Library (University of London) | |
| creatorOf | CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF SIR JOSEPH BANKS, Bart., P.R.S, partly in the hand of his sister, Sarah Sophia Banks; 1777-1820. Partly French. Partly printed. The present correspondence was not used by W. R. Dawson for his calendar of The Banks Letters..., 1777-1820 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | The Sherard Collection: papers relating to Oxford Botanic Garden and Oxford botanists, 16th-20th century | Sherardian Library of Plant Taxonomy, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. |
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Birth 1758-03-14
Death 1840-12-11
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