Franz Goeschke

Franz Goeschke (German spelling- Göschke); (1844 – 1912) was a German horticulturist who was a lecturer and director at the school of horticulture in Proskau. His father, Gottlieb Göschke (1818-1898), was also a noted horticulturalist.

Franz Göschke was a leading authority of strawberry cultivation. He is credited with creating around thirty new varieties of strawberry, including the once popular Erdbeere Königin Luise (Queen Luise Strawberry), a variety he first introduced in 1905.