author
C. J. (Cornelis Johan) Koning
b. 1863
A little-known early scientific writer, this author is remembered for a detailed study of tobacco that blends plant biology with practical cultivation. The surviving record is sparse, which gives the work an archival, rediscovered feel.
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Der Tabak: Studien über seine Kultur und Biologie
by C. J. (Cornelis Johan) Koning
About the author
Cornelis Johan Koning, usually listed as C. J. Koning, was born in 1863. Reliable catalog records identify him as the author of Der Tabak: Studien über seine Kultur und Biologie, published in Amsterdam in 1900.
That book is a close, systematic study of tobacco, covering both its biology and its cultivation. Modern library and public-domain records suggest that Koning's surviving reputation rests mainly on this specialized work, which places him among the many careful scientific and technical writers whose books outlived the biographical details of their lives.
Very little confirmed personal information appears to be readily available beyond his name, birth year, and authorship of this book. For readers, that makes the work itself the main introduction to its author: precise, practical, and deeply focused on a single subject.