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), a variety 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

• Strawberry Breeding and Industry on the European Continent
• Antiquario (list of publications)

1. "Author Query for 'Goeschke'". International Plant Names Index.