Bois de Chesne Albert

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Biografie:
Albert Bois de Chesne (1871 – 1953)
Albert Bois de Chesne, who died in July 1953 at Trieste, came from a well-known Swiss family for long resident in Trieste. In spite of their loyalty to the country of their residence the members of the family always retained their Swiss citizenship.
While still at school A. Bois de Chesne used to go climbing in the Dolomites and the Glockner massif and also made many ascents in the then practically unknown Julian Alps.
From 1889 until 1892 Bois ·de Chesne studied forestry and botany at the Federal Technical College at Zurich, where his inborn love for botany was strengthened and deepened through the influence of his teacher Prof. C. Schroeter. During these years Albert Bois de Chesne climbed many summits in the Swiss Alps, mostly without a guide. He used his vacations to go climbing in the Valais and the Bernese Oberland together with his friend Dr. Julius Kugy (1858-1944) an honorary member of the Alpine Club.
From 1892 until 1905 A. B. C. resided again in Trieste and his climbing activities were concentrated on the Julian Alps where he made a number of first and second ascents. As his profession caused him to spend some years in Cernik (Slovenia), which is far away from his beloved mountains, he took up botany and hunting as his hobbies.
After the First World War he returned to Trieste and founded the Alpine Garden Juliana, near St. Maria di Trenta in the Isonzo Valley. His great knowledge of botany and alpine flora in particular caused him to nurse and augment this unique alpine garden with never-ceasing enthusiasm and patience until this district was closed to him through the war and the ensuing' peace.' He then used his never-failing energy in going for long excursions in the Julian AIps together with an artist and made a large collection of aquarelles of the alpine flora of the Julian Alps. This unique collection, compiled by a botanist and an artist was presented to the Civico Museo of Trieste.by Albert Bois de Chesne.
In 1948 he was made an honorary member of the Alpine Club in recognition of his work for the Alpine Garden Juliana and his vast knowledge of the alpine flora of the Julian Alps. Those of his many friends who go through the' Juliana Rooms' of the Museum of Trieste will recall with sadness and gratitude the lost splendour of the Juliana garden and the hospitality of its founder in the Valley of Isonzo, as well as in Trieste.
Hans von Tscharner
Quelle: Alpine Journal Vol. 59. Nr. 288, 1954, Seite 332


Geboren am:
1871
Gestorben am:
07.1953