Hendrik Engel's Alphabetical List Dutch Zoological Cabinets ... - DWC

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167. BOERS, Adrianus and Pieter (brothers) -
Boers, Adrianus, fl. 1731-1753, was Notary at Rijnsaterwoude (1731-1747);
"Heer" (Lord) of Rijnsaterwoude and Waddingsveen; "Baljuw" (Bailiff) of
Voorschoten and Veur. His son Frederik Willem Boers ( 1743-1815) has been
lawyer of the Dutch East India Company and since 1782 Director of the Holl.
Maatsch. Wet. Haarlem.
Boers, Pieter, fl. 1730-1783, was Notary at Katwijk (1730-1783) and Noordwijkerhout
(1749-1781); "Schout en Schepen" (Bailiff and Alderman) of both
Katwijk and 't Zand.
Both brothers kept live birds and other animals. Le Francq van Berkhey 1769-
1811, III, p. 179; 1773, p. 36; Brouwer 1954, p. 23. Van der Aa II, p. 735-
737; De Wapenheraut VI, 1902, p. 92-96; Ned. Leeuw 1964, col. 443.
168. BOERS, Willem Sebastiaan - 11 Jan. 1705 Katwijk a.d. Rijn - 3 Jan. 1754
Gouda. The family Boers has produced quite a number of notaries and bailifs;
probably here is meant: "Heer" (Lord) of Zuid-Waddingsveen, Burgomaster and
"Raad" (Councillor) of Gouda; "Schout" (Bailiff) of Hazerswoude near Leiden;
Director of the Dutch East India Company. Brother of Adrianus van Pieter
Boers (q.v,).
Collection of shells, insects, birds and quadrupeds. Sale catalogue (now in
RMNH) 14 Aug. 1797 's-Gravenhage mentioned by Hagen 1862, p. 61 and by Dryander
1798-1800, I, p. 225: "Catalogue systematique d'une superbe collection
de quadrupedes, d'oiseaux rares etc., d'insectes et coquilles, laquelle sera
vendu •• a la Haye le 14 Aout 1797". Levaillant 1799, I, p. 35-36; Stresemann
1923, p. 120; 1951, p. 91, 119; 1975, p. 112; Jutting 1939, p. 230,
238; Brouwer 1954, p. 26. De Wapenheraut VI, 1902, p. 93.
169. BOERSEMA, Bernard - 4 Jan, 1898 Bedum (Prov, Groningen) - 2 Sept.
1977 Brunssum. Administrator of the "Recreatieschap" Brunssummerheide,
Bruns sum.
Collection of pliocene stones and fossils now in Nat. Hist. Mus. Maastricht.
Nat. Hist. Maandbl. LII, 1963, p. 120; LV, 1966, p. 101; LVII, 1968, p. 17-
24; 1977: In memoriam, LXVI, p. 161 (portr.).
170. BOES, Adriaan Gerbrand - 9 March 1864 - 1 April 1951 Haarlem. Schoolinspector
at Ambon, 1909-1911. "Wethouder" (Alderman) of Haarlem.
His wife, Mrs. B. Boes-Scharff collected shells at Ambon, which she presented
to the Zool. Museum Amsterdam in 1922 (Ms. Catalogue). Jutting 1939, p.
182 seq. (cf. register).
171. BOETZKES, Christiaan - 17 April 1840 Breyell/Niederrhein - 28 Oct.
1930 Valkenburg. Father Jesuit.
His collection of thousands of cretaceous fossils is now in the Nat. Hist.
Museum Maastricht. Cremers 1937, in: Nat. Hist, Maandblad XXVI, p. 8-9 (with
portr.); van der Geijn 1941, in: Geol. en Mijnbouw III, p. 169.
172. BOEYE, J.J. -