Johann Hermann Knoop (1700 - 1769) — Auction price
Lot 162 KNOOP, Johann Hermann (1700-1769)
Johann Hermann Knoop (1700 - 1769) 
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Johann Hermann Knoop
1700 - 04.08.1769
Johann Hermann Knoop was a Dutch and German horticulturist, agronomist and botanist.
Knoop followed his father to work as a gardener in Marienburg, located near Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. He is considered the founder of the science in agronomy that deals with the study of varieties of fruit and berry plants - pomology. Several plants were named in Knoop's honor. He wrote several books on horticulture - Pomology, Fructology and Dendrology), the color engravings in them showing the great variety of form, scale and color of the best fruit varieties. According to Utrecht University, the engravings for Pomologia are by Jacob Volkema and Jan Kasper Phillips.
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Date: 12.07.2023 00:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 247