Johann Friedrich Christian Köllner

Johann Friedrich Christian Köllner (born November 7, 1733 in Ribeauvillé , † December 16, 1809 in Saarbrücken ) was court gardener and garden director in Saarbrücken.

life and work

Johann Köllner was born on November 7, 1733 in Ribeauvillé as the son of the court gardener Johann Arnd Köllner (1676–1742) and Maria Ursula Weyrich (1696–1751). During a stay in Paris in 1755, he made plans for the Tuileries Gardens . He then studied garden art in England until he moved back to Saarbrücken on August 20, 1759. In the following year he helped lay out the garden terraces of Saarbrücken Castle . In 1768 he began his work as a court gardener in Saarbrücken and was then appointed garden director in 1782. With this in mind, he created parks on the Halberg and Ludwigsberg. From 1800 to 1805 he then wrote the two manuscripts Something to Pass Away the Winter Evenings and Memorabilia on the history of the Saargau . The former contains records of various kinds about the county of Saarbrücken .

family

On May 12, 1761, Johann Köllner married Maria Margaretha Korn (1742–1790) in Dudweiler . With her he had ten children, including the future pastor Johann Friedrich Köllner . The youngest son, Johann Friedrich Christian Köllner II (1770-1849) was a protégé of Henry Louis and also garden director.

Individual evidence

^ Joachim Conrad : Köllner Johann Friedrich Christian I. In: Saarland biographies. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
^ Anton Haßlacher: Literature about the industrial area on the Saar . Saarbrücken 1910, p. 76 , urn : nbn: de: bsz: 291-sulbdigital-31709 .
^ Joachim Conrad : Köllner Johann Friedrich Christian II. In: Saarland Biografien. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Köllner, Johann Friedrich Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Köllner, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Court gardener and garden director of Saarbrücken
DATE OF BIRTH	November 7, 1733
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ribeauvillé
DATE OF DEATH	December 16, 1809
Place of death	Saarbrücken

[Johann_Friedrich_Christian_Köllner_I-1] Joachim Conrad : Köllner Johann Friedrich Christian I. In: Saarland biographies. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .

[Literatur-Industriegebiet-Saar-2] Anton Haßlacher: Literature about the industrial area on the Saar . Saarbrücken 1910, p. 76 , urn : nbn: de: bsz: 291-sulbdigital-31709 .

[Johann_Friedrich_Christian_Köllner_II-3] Joachim Conrad : Köllner Johann Friedrich Christian II. In: Saarland Biografien. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .