Ewald Gnau

Ewald Gnau (born March 1, 1853 in Hückeswagen ; † January 5, 1943 ), known as the rose professor , was a botanist and co-founder of the Europa-Rosarium in Sangerhausen , which, according to the company, is the largest rose collection in the world.

He was born in the Hückeswagener Marktstrasse and became a botanist, educator and astronomer. He was u. a. active as a high school teacher in Elberfeld and Neuwied . In 1884 he switched to the high school in Sangerhausen as a senior teacher for natural sciences. In this city he also began to set up the Europe Rosarium, which he oversaw organizationally and scientifically. His idea was to set up works of art, such as the bust of Empress Auguste Viktoria, the patron of the Association of German Rose Friends (VDR). Thanks to his initiative, a rose library, the first test center for new roses, the advice center for gardening enthusiasts and the central office for rose research is to be owed.

From 1922 to 1933 he was editor of the Rosen-Zeitung and managing director of the VDR. In 1933 he resigned from his position as managing director of the VDR in protest against the national socialists' law on synchronization .

A street was named after him in his hometown of Hückeswagen. Likewise in Sangerhausen, where in 1955 the street “Kurz Feld” was renamed Ewald-Gnau-Straße. Gnau found his final resting place in the municipal cemetery in Sangerhausen.

Publications

• On the history of telescopes
• The Rainbow
• Astronomy in school
• Who is Gamma?

Web links

• Literature by and about Ewald Gnau in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Franz Kössler: Personal dictionary of teachers of the 19th century. Professional biographies from school annual reports and school programs 1825 - 1918 with lists of publications , volume: Gabel - Guzy, preprint, status: December 18, 2007
2. ↑ Short biography of Ewald Gnau