Georg Andreas Agricola
Georg Andreas Agricola , also Georgio Andrea Agricola or Georg Andreas Bauer (* 1672 in Regensburg , † 1738 ) was a German doctor and botanist .
Agricola was considered a capable scientist. He was engaged in cutting and grafting plants. He gave valuable information on the cultivation of plants from parts of roots or branches by vegetative propagation . He developed a method of grafting different types of fruit onto a tree of one type so that this tree would bear different types of fruit. His book on grafting was so well received by gardeners and botanists that it was translated into Dutch, French and English as soon as it was published. It was still considered the standard work on fruit tree cultivation for decades.
In 1699 he was elected a member of the Royal Society .
Works
- New and never heard of yet in nature and reason well-founded attempt at the universal propagation of all trees, shrubs, and flower plants , Regensburg, 1716–1717
- A Philosophical Treatise of Husbandry and Gardening: Being A New Method of Cultivating and Increasing all sorts of Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers. , London, 1721, English translation of Agricola's book by Richard Bradley
literature
- Victor Carus : Agricola, Georg Andreas . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 145.
Web links
- Literature by and about Georg Andreas Agricola in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by and about Georg Andreas Agricola in VD 17 .
- Entry for Agricola, George Andre (1672-1738) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agricola, Georg Andreas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agricola, Georgio Andrea; Bauer, Georg Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1672 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | regensburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1738 |