Eduard Hartstein

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Eduard Hartstein (born July 29, 1823 in Pretzsch , † December 14, 1869 in Bonn ) was a German agronomist .

Life

Born as the son of a city judge in what is now Bad Schmiedeberg , Hartstein received private tuition in his parents' house. In 1846, however, he moved to the grammar school in Wittenberg and a year later went to the Pforta state school . Due to an eye disease, he had to leave school in 1840 and was advised to take up an agricultural profession. After making the decision to pursue this proposal, he eventually took up practical activities on the estates of his hometown.

In 1843 Hartstein moved into the agricultural academy in Eldena and, after completing the necessary semesters, was able to take up work as a land manager in Pulow and Warnekow . Not satisfied with the activity, the newly established Agricultural Academy in today opened Bonn belonging Poppelsdorf a new perspective for him. In addition to the director August Schweitzer , he became the second subject teacher and administrator of the university property. In order to meet the requirements of this activity, Hartstein continued to develop.

His lectures dealt with the teaching of arable and crop production and attracted an increasing number of listeners. As a representative of the field, he took part in agricultural and forestry congresses, gave lectures there and was made an honorary member of many agricultural associations in Germany. After successfully writing specialist agricultural literature, he was appointed Professor of Agriculture by the Royal Ministry in 1854 and an honorary member of the British Royal Agricultural Society.

Despite many offers, especially from abroad, Hartstein stayed in Poppelsdorf, where he ultimately became director of the academy on April 1, 1857. Furthermore he was honored for his work in 1861 with the Red Eagle Order of the fourth class. In 1863 he was also appointed a secret councilor and about six years later he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, third class with ribbon.

In honor of Hartstein , a street was named after him in Bonn in 1927, where he died of typhus at the age of just 46 .

Selection of works

  • Statistical-agricultural topography of the Bonn district (1850)
  • Guide to agricultural accounting
  • Views on the purpose and establishment of higher agricultural educational institutions
  • The Advances in English and Scottish Agriculture
  • The use of steam power in agriculture (1860)
  • About the London cattle market and its economic importance for the Continent, especially for Germany

literature

personal data
SURNAME Hartstein, Eduard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German agronomist
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Pretsch
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 1869
Place of death Poppelsdorf