Peter Schousboe
Peter Schousboe (1766–1832) was a Danish botanist. Biography. Peder Kofod Anker Schousboe was born in Rønne, Denmark and died in Tangier, Morocco, having served as Danish consul general in Tangier from 1800 onwards. He conducted a botanical expedition in Spain and Morocco during the years 1791-93. In 1800, he published his major work "Om Væxtriget i Marokko". Among the plants that he was the first to describe was the popular garden flower "Salvia interrupta"; the bushwillow genus "Schousboea" (now considered a synonym of "Combretum") was named in his honour.