BeckingJH

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Becking, Johannus Hendrikus

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)

Born: 1890, Soerabaja, Java. Died: 1972, Arnhem, Gld., Netherlands.

career:

Studied forestry, and took his degree at Wageningen, Holland; in 1913 appointed Forest Officer in D.E.I. Govt Service, as such stationed principally in the teak districts of Java;¹ in 1930 appointed Head of the Division of Commerce of the ‘Djatibedrijf’ (= Teak Forest Administration), in 1933 Head of the Forests in Java and Madoera (excl. the teak forest administration), since 1936 Chief Inspector of the D.E.I. Forest Service; in 1946 appointed Professor at the Agricultural College at Wageningen.

He did much collecting in mangrove forests in which he was especially interested.²

He is commemorated in Agathis beckingi M.Dr.

Collecting localities:

1920. Bali (Lesser Sunda Islands) (March-April), e.g. at Boeleleng, Prapatagoeng, Tjandikesoema and Djembrana; W. Borneo: Palo, Sambas (July); E. Java: Besoeki, Pangpang Bay etc. (Sept. 24-Oct. 23).-1928. Centr. Java: in teak forest near Blora.

collections:

Herb. Bog. [BO]: 140 Bali nos (ranging between 1 and 175), 77 Borneo nos and coll. from E. Java (probably each collection numbered anew, from Besoeki at least a no 8); ± 180 nos from teak forests; also in Herb. For. Res. Inst. Buitenzorg [BZF]. 20 Plants from former Dutch New Guinea (Irian), collected in 1961; in Herb. Wageningen [WAG].

literature:

(1) Author of ‘De djaticultuur op Java. Verschillende verjongingsmethoden van den djati op Java’ (Wageningen 1928, Meded. Proefstat. Boschwezen no 22).
(2) J.H. Becking, L.G. den Berger & H.W. Meindersma: ‘Vloed- of mangrove-bosschen in Ned. India’ (Tectona 15, 1922, p. 561-611).

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature
	Becking, Johannus Hendrikus
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors) (Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)
	Born: 1890, Soerabaja, Java. Died: 1972, Arnhem, Gld., Netherlands.
	career: Studied forestry, and took his degree at Wageningen, Holland; in 1913 appointed Forest Officer in D.E.I. Govt Service, as such stationed principally in the teak districts of Java;¹ in 1930 appointed Head of the Division of Commerce of the ‘Djatibedrijf’ (= Teak Forest Administration), in 1933 Head of the Forests in Java and Madoera (excl. the teak forest administration), since 1936 Chief Inspector of the D.E.I. Forest Service; in 1946 appointed Professor at the Agricultural College at Wageningen. He did much collecting in mangrove forests in which he was especially interested.² He is commemorated in Agathis beckingi M.Dr.
	Collecting localities: 1920. Bali (Lesser Sunda Islands) (March-April), e.g. at Boeleleng, Prapatagoeng, Tjandikesoema and Djembrana; W. Borneo: Palo, Sambas (July); E. Java: Besoeki, Pangpang Bay etc. (Sept. 24-Oct. 23).-1928. Centr. Java: in teak forest near Blora.
	collections: Herb. Bog. [BO]: 140 Bali nos (ranging between 1 and 175), 77 Borneo nos and coll. from E. Java (probably each collection numbered anew, from Besoeki at least a no 8); ± 180 nos from teak forests; also in Herb. For. Res. Inst. Buitenzorg [BZF]. 20 Plants from former Dutch New Guinea (Irian), collected in 1961; in Herb. Wageningen [WAG].
	literature: (1) Author of ‘De djaticultuur op Java. Verschillende verjongingsmethoden van den djati op Java’ (Wageningen 1928, Meded. Proefstat. Boschwezen no 22). (2) J.H. Becking, L.G. den Berger & H.W. Meindersma: ‘Vloed- of mangrove-bosschen in Ned. India’ (Tectona 15, 1922, p. 561-611).