Franz Antoine
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Franz Antoine was an Austrian horticulturalist and gardener who was a native of Vienna
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From 1865 he was director of royal gardens to the Austrian/Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He was an authority on the botanical family Bromeliaceae
, and was also an avid photographer. His photographs of still life
s, plants and scenes of Vienna were presented at exhibitions in Vienna (1864, 1873) and Paris
(1867). Among his written works were the following:
His father Franz Antoine (the Elder) (1768-1834), was also a gardener to Austrian royalty.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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From 1865 he was director of royal gardens to the Austrian/Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He was an authority on the botanical family Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana...
, and was also an avid photographer. His photographs of still life
Still life
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
s, plants and scenes of Vienna were presented at exhibitions in Vienna (1864, 1873) and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(1867). Among his written works were the following:
- Die Coniferen, (The Conifers), (1840-1847)
- Der Wintergarten der K.K. Hofburg zu Wien, (The Winter Garden at the Hofburg Imperial PalaceHofburg Imperial PalaceHofburg Palace is a palace located in Vienna, Austria, that has housed some of the most powerful people in Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It currently serves as the official residence of the President of Austria...
in Vienna), (1852) - Coniferen des Cilicischen Taurus, (Conifers of CiliciaCiliciaIn antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire...
n TaurusTaurus MountainsTaurus Mountains are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, dividing the Mediterranean coastal region of southern Turkey from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the east...
)- with Theodor KotschyTheodor KotschyKarl Georg Theodor Kotschy was an Austrian botanist and explorer who was a native of Ustroń, in Austrian Silesia. He was the son of theologian Carl Friedrich Kotschy .-Biography:...
, (1855) - Phyto-Iconography der Bromeliaceen, (Photo-Iconography of Bromeliads), (1884).
His father Franz Antoine (the Elder) (1768-1834), was also a gardener to Austrian royalty.