Fritz Joseph Encke
Fritz Joseph Encke (born August 1, 1904 in Cologne ; † March 4, 2000 in Greifenstein (Hesse) ) was a German horticultural writer and gardener .
Live and act
Encke, the third and youngest son of the garden architect Fritz Encke , worked as a gardener in German and North American nurseries in the 1920s. In 1929 he came to the Frankfurt Palmengarten , of which he was director from 1945 to 1968.
He was co-editor of the 9th to 15th editions of the standard work Zander hand dictionary of plant names , founded by Robert Zander , from 1964 to 1994 .
Honors
He received an honorary doctorate in 1968 and was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class .
Works
- Plants for rooms and balconies . 1952 (1st to 8th edition 1964 under this title; 9th edition 1973 to 13th edition 1987 as "Indoor Plants").
- Summer flowers . 1961.
- The most beautiful cold and warm house plants . 1968 (2nd edition 1987 under the title "Cold and Warm House Plants").
- Dwarf rock gardens . 1978.
- Climbing plants for home and garden . 1980.
- Potted plants . 1982.
literature
- Robert Zander : Zander. Concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Walter Erhardt , Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold . 17th edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3573-6 , p. 8 (year of death wrong here!).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Encke, Fritz Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German horticultural writer and gardener |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2000 |
| Place of death | Greifenstein (Hesse) |