Carl Romer
Carl Sigismund Romer (born July 6, 1872 in Leisnig , † August 13, 1949 in Coswig ) was a gardening owner, councilor and honorary citizen of Coswig (in Saxony).
Life
Romer learned the trade of gardener and after the obligatory professional years of traveling he started his own business in Coswig in 1895.
On the "Dresden-Meissner-Chaussée" Romer acquired an already existing nursery, which he not only expanded in terms of area in the following years, but also built modern greenhouses and commercial spaces. The street, which was created by the nursery expansion and financed by Romer, was named in 1907.
In addition to the production of heather , hydrangeas and rubber trees, he specialized in the breeding of rare ornamental plants, which made his nursery known far beyond Coswig's borders. Even before the First World War , he exported Ardisia crenulata (a houseplant with red berries) in large numbers to America. The araucaria , a room fir, was also bred by the Romer nursery.
Honorary positions and sideline jobs
In addition to his successful horticultural activity, Romer earned great merit in the first three decades of the 20th century through a large number of voluntary work in committees of the Saxon horticulture. He was
- Member of the specialist chamber for horticulture at the regional culture council in Dresden,
- Chairman of the state recognition committee for training nurseries,
- Chairman of the state assistant examination committee and member of several working committees of the chamber.
For over 20 years he was
- Chairman of the State Association of Saxony in the Reich Association of German Horticulture and
- Chairman of the Meißner Land district group.
Romer founded the death fund of the Saxon gardeners and administered it until it was transferred to the death fund of German horticulture. In 1932, the Saxon Horticultural Chamber honored Romer's services to Saxon horticulture with the award of its highest honor, the Golden Medal of Honor.
Romer also worked actively in various political offices in his home town of Coswig. He was a local councilor for thirty years, from 1902 to 1932. Romer was deputy mayor and community elder. In 1932 he was made an honorary citizen of the Coswig community for his great services . Carl Romer died in Coswig on August 13, 1949. His grave can be found in the new Coswig cemetery. A bust of Romer, which was once on the grounds of his nursery, is now in the green space in front of the Karrasburg, Coswig's city museum.
Romer's legacy
After his death, Romer's daughter, Johanna Lina Schmidt, continued to run the nursery, which in the meantime had a size of approx. 1.9 hectares of land, 1.2 hectares of heated greenhouse space and 1.1 hectares of cold frames , until 1972. The horticultural business, which had been private until then, was taken over by the Härtnerische Produktionsgemeinschaft (GPG) "Moorbeetkulturen" Coswig, which produced until the political change. Today the former Romer'sche nursery is built with houses and a gas station.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Romer, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Romer, Carl Sigismund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nursery owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quietly |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1949 |
| Place of death | Coswig (Saxony) |