About Heinrich Boie
Lived 1794 – 1827 (aged 33). Heinrich Boie was a zoologist, ornithologist and herpetologist.
Heinrich Boie (4 May 1794, Meldorf, Holstein – 4 September 1827, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia) was a German zoologist. He was the brother of Friedrich Boie. In the field of herpetology they described 49 new species of reptiles and several new species of amphibians.
Heinrich Boie studied law at Kiel and Göttingen. At university he became interested in natural history through the lectures of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach and Friedrich Tiedemann. He was appointed Coenraad Jacob Temminck's assistant at Leiden. In 1825, he travelled to Java with Salomon Müller in order to collect specimens for the museum. He died there of gall fever.
A species of Indian gecko, Cnemaspis boiei, is named in honor of Heinrich Boie or his brother Friedrich Boie.
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Who was Heinrich Boie?
German zoologist (1794–1827)
When was Heinrich Boie born?
Heinrich Boie was born on 4 May 1794 in Meldorf.
When did Heinrich Boie die?
Heinrich Boie died on 4 September 1827 in Bogor.
What was Heinrich Boie's occupation?
Heinrich Boie was a zoologist, ornithologist and herpetologist.
What nationality was Heinrich Boie?
Heinrich Boie's recorded nationality: Duchy of Holstein.
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