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Melchior Treub was born on 26 December 1851 and died on 3 October 1910. Treub was a Dutch botanist. He worked at the Bogor Botanical Gardens in Buitenzorg on the island of Java, south of Batavia, Dutch East Indies.

He was renowned for his work on tropical flora. He traveled and collected across many areas of Southeast Asia. In the article are the top ten Fascinating facts about Melchior Treub.

1. He founded the Bogor Agricultural Institute

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IPB University commonly known as the  ’Bogor Agricultural Institute, is a state-run agricultural university based in the regency of Bogor, Indonesia. The institute began as an agricultural school formed by the Dutch colonial regime in the early 20th century.

After independence, it was part of the University of Indonesia before becoming an independent institute on September 1, 1963. Prof. Dr. Arif Satria, S.P., M.Si. serves as its director.

In 1903 he established the Buitenzorg Landbouw Hogeschool, a school that later evolved into the Bogor Agricultural Institute. Melchior Treub was one of the founder members under Rudolph Scheffer.

2. He graduated from the University of Leiden

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In 1873 Melchior Treub graduated in biology from the University of Leiden. Leiden University is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange.

The university was a reward to the city of Leiden for its defense against Spanish attacks during the Eighty Years’ War. It is the oldest institution of higher education that emphasizes in social sciences in the Netherlands, as well as one of the most reputed in the country and Europe.

After graduating from the University of Leiden, Treub subsequently, remained in Leiden as a botanical assistant. From 1880 to 1909 he was a botanist based in the Dutch East Indies.

3. He became a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences in 1879

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed in the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam.

4. He was appointed director of Bogor Botanical Gardens

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Remember, Melchior Treub was the founder and member of the Bogor Agricultural Institute. So, he was appointed as director of Bogor Botanical Gardens’ Lands Plantentuin in Buitenzorg (Bogor) in the year 1880.

The Bogor Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden located in Bogor, Indonesia, 60 km south of central Jakarta. It is currently operated by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences.

The Garden is located in the city center and adjoins the presidential palace compound of Istana Bogor. It contains 13,983 different kinds of trees and plants of various origins.

5. Treub worked on tropical flora on Java

On the tropical flora on Java Treub organized the Botanical Garden as a world-renowned scientific institution of botany. Under his leadership, many crucial kinds of research were completed on plant diseases of economic crops.

6. Treub was awarded Linnean Medal in 1907

The Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society of London was established in 1888 and is awarded annually to alternately a botanist or a zoologist or one of each in the same year. The medal was gold until 1976 and is for the preceding years often referred to as ”

Take note that the Gold Medal of the Linnean Society should not be confused with the official Linnean Gold Medal which is seldom awarded. In 1907 Treub was the recipient of the Linnean Medal for his outstanding achievements in sciences.

7. Melchior Treub published treatises during his travel around various places of the world

As a botanical collector, he traveled throughout the Indies, and to the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Penang. He was interested in plant morphology and physiology and published treatises on morphology.

The published treatises on morphology were of Balanophoraceae, Loranthaceae, and Lycopodiaceae. He is credited for coining the term “protocorm” to describe the early stages in the germination of lycopods.

8. His worsening health causes him to return to his mother country

He worked for nearly 30 years at the gardens before returning to the Netherlands in 1909 due to his worsening health. Dr. Treub then settled in the village of Saint-Raphael on the French Riviera, where he died in 1910.

9. The liverwort genus Treubia was named in his honor

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The Marchantiophyta is a division of non-vascular land plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like mosses and hornworts, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information. It is estimated that there are about 9000 species of liverworts.

Treubia is a genus of liverworts in the family Treubiaceae. There are seven species, all of which are restricted to the southern hemisphere. Five of the species occur in Australasia and the other (Treubia scapanioides) occur in Chile.

All species are dioicous, with separate male and female gametophytes. Karl Ritter von Goebel is the one who came up with the genus name to honor Melchior Treub.

10. What is Treub Maatschappij?

Treub Maatschappij is another reference to the “Society for the Promotion of the Physical Exploration of the Dutch Colonies”. The Society for the Promotion of the Physical Exploration of the Dutch Colonies was founded on 14 May 1890 in Amsterdam, with the mission of increasing the knowledge of the botany of the Dutch colonies.

This knowledge had applications both in pure science, as well as the fields of agriculture and industry. To that end, from the late 19th century to the eve of World War II, the Society equipped expeditions to explore Dutch overseas territories.