Emil André

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Emil André (born March 1, 1790 in Schnepfenthal ; † February 26, 1869 in Kisbér ) was a German forester .

Life

Emil André was born as the son of the educator and farmer Christian Karl André and the older brother of the farmer Rudolf André . After studying forest science , he worked as a forester in the Principality of Salm from 1807 . He then joined the Austrian army in 1809, fought as a soldier against France and was promoted to officer . When the armed conflict ended the next year, he returned to Salm as a forester. From 1812 to 1819 he was also a forest clerk for Prince Dietrichstein . Then he became a chief forester in Blansko . In 1823 he finally became general inspector for the goods of Prince Auersperg in Bohemia , Moravia , Austria , Carniola and Istria .

He held the general inspectorate until 1825, when he began to publish the magazine Ökonomische Nachrichten in Prague . He became Forstinspektor also devoted himself with estimates and forestry equipment . In 1830/1831 he managed the Schichowitz and Rumerskirchen estates . In 1832 he leased some Maierhöfe and in 1836 bought a property in Prague, on which he devoted himself to agriculture , especially sheep breeding , and his studies. From 1838 he managed the estates of the Odescalchi , Szolcsan and Barthyanj princes . There he raised noble sheep and founded beet sugar factories . In 1846/1847 he was editor of the Neue Ökonomische Zeitschrift in Vienna .

Emil André wrote some works on forestry that made him famous. He was also known for publishing the Economic News . In his writings he outlined a novel forestry method that was used in Bohemia and Moravia.

André was one of the first to use the term sustainability in the German language in the sense of a long-term responsible use of a resource, namely in the title of his book, Simplest, the highest yield and sustainability, forestry method that was published in Prague in 1832 .

André later retired, which he spent in Kisbér. On February 26, 1869, he died there at the age of 78. He left behind a son of the same name who worked in Moravia as a cameralist , also ran sheep and wrote the breeding of noble sheep with high-quality wool (Prague 1840).

Fonts

  • Emil André: The simplest forestry method that ensures the highest yield and sustainability . By means of a generally comprehensible forest management regulation based on appraisal, field division and management plan. Borrosch and André, Prague 1832 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed August 29, 2019]).
  • The best means of gaining a higher yield from forests , Prague 1826.
  • Attempt at a modern forest organization , Prague 1824 (2nd edition 1830).
  • Cubic tables , Vienna 1845.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Meyer's Large Conversational Lexicon . 6th edition. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1909 ( zeno.org [accessed on August 29, 2019] Lexicon entry "André, 3) Emil").
personal data
SURNAME André, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Austrian forest manager
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Schnepfenthal
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 1869
Place of death Kisbér