Franz Goeschke

Franz Goeschke (German spelling- Göschke); (1844-1912) was a German horticulturist who was a lecturer and director at the school of horticulture in Proskau.His father, Gottlieb Göschke (1818-1898) was also a noted horticulturalist.

Franz Göschke was a leading authority of strawberry cultivation. He is credited with creating around thirty new varieties of strawberry, including the once popular "Erdbeere Königin Luise" (Queen Luise Strawberry), which he first introduced in 1905.

Selected publications

* "Die rationelle Spargelzucht" (Rational Asparagus Cultivation), 1882
* "Die Haselnuss, ihre Arten und ihre Kultur" (Hazelnuts, Types and Cultivars), 1885
* "Das Buch der Erdbeeren" (The Book of Strawberries)
* "Der Hausgarten auf dem Lande" (The Garden in the Countryside), 1899
* "Einfassungspflanzen" (Edging Plants), 1900
* "Einträgliche Spargelzucht" (Lucrative Asparagus Cultivation), 1904

References

* [http://www.nal.usda.gov/pgdic/Strawberry/book/boksevt.htm Strawberry Breeding and Industry on the European Continent]
* [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.antiquario.de/a_autoren/go/Goeschke_Franz.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=7&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Franz%2BGoeschke%2522%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN Antiquario, List of Publications]