Georg Steiner (court gardener)
Georg Steiner (born March 26, 1774 in Potsdam , † February 4, 1834 in Charlottenburg) was a Prussian court gardener and head of the royal garden administration of Charlottenburg .
life and work
Georg Steiner was an illegitimate son of the Prussian prince and later King Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1744–1797), fathered with Maria Puhlmann, daughter of a Potsdam innkeeper. As king, Friedrich Wilhelm II arranged for her to marry the court gardener Johann Georg Steinert, who was only his stepfather.
Like his stepfather, Georg Steiner learned the gardening trade from 1791–1794 under Johann Wilhelm Sello. His biological father continued to patronize and promote his career. With a travel grant, the king made it possible for him to travel to Kassel , among other places , which, with the approval of Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1798 was extended to England .
On January 7, 1802, Georg Steiner was appointed court gardener in Charlottenburg to succeed Johann August Eyserbeck . There he planted a large collection of plants, including many pelargoniums , and redesigned parts of the garden. He also designed the cemetery of the parish of Charlottenburg and redesigned the Lietzow village meadow. He also worked in the Association for the Promotion of Horticulture as head of the committee for visual garden art.
He was married to Caroline Auguste Hanff, a daughter of the Berlin goldsmith August Wilhelm H., and had five children. The name of the Karolinenhöhe estate in Seeburg goes back to her, which Steiner acquired around 1825 and which financially ruined him and his wife.
literature
- Clemens Alexander Wimmer : George Steiner, Royal Prussian court gardener. In: Mitteilungen des Verein für die Geschichte Berlins 81 (1985), pp. 322–329
- Clemens Alexander Wimmer: Georg Steiner (1774–1834): Wörlitz and surroundings through the eyes of a gardener (1812) . In: Erhard Hirsch and Thomas Höhle (eds.): Dessau-Wörlitzer Contributions IV / 1990 (published 1992), pp. 37–43.
- Prussian green - from royal gardener to garden monument curator . Berlin 2004.
Web links
- Court gardener Steiner's Pelargoniums , press release about an exhibition of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steiner, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian court gardener and head of the royal garden administration at Charlottenburg Palace |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1774 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potsdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1834 |
| Place of death | Charlottenburg |