George Henry Boker (1823-1890), an American poet, playwright, and diplomat
Boker was able to put together some of the finest collections of rare postage stamps ever seen in philately, with his German States collection probably being his finest.
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John Boker also accumulated large collections of Australian States, State of Buenos Aires, Confederate States of America, Fernando Po, Ionian Islands, Réunion, Romania, Serbia, and the Spanish Philippines.
From among his students, Uwe Böker, Renate Haas, Christoph Houswitschka, Anke Janssen, Franz Meier, and Richard Utz became leading researchers in the field of English and Medieval Studies.