C. J. (Cornelis Johan) Koning

Born in 1863, C. J. Koning is listed in major library catalogs as Cornelis Johan Koning. Reliable public records available here are sparse, but they consistently identify him as the author of Der Tabak: Studien über seine Kultur und Biologie (published in 1900), a substantial work on tobacco.

That book points to the kind of writer he was: careful, technical, and strongly focused on the natural science of cultivation. Catalog records also connect his name with other scientific work, including studies in biology and biochemistry, suggesting that his writing belonged more to the world of research and applied science than to literary authorship.

Because biographical information is limited in the sources reviewed, much of his personal life remains unclear. What does stand out is the lasting afterlife of his work in digital libraries and archives, where it continues to be preserved as part of the history of agricultural and scientific publishing.