Johann Georg Conrad Oberdieck
Johann Georg Conrad Oberdieck (born August 30, 1794 in Wilkenburg , † February 24, 1880 in Herzberg am Harz ) was a German Lutheran pastor and one of the most important German pomologists of the 19th century.
Career
Oberdieck was (born July 19, 1756), the son of evangelical pastor Heinrich Christoph Oberdieck in Wilkenburg in Hannover and studied, after visiting the Lyceum in Hannover , 1812-1815 Theology at the University of Göttingen , where he a member of the Corps Hannovera was . He earned his studies through private lessons.
He took up his first position after graduation in Lüneburg as a sub-principal of the Michaelis School . Four years later he initially worked for the superintendent Brase in Wunstorf and in the same year he received his first community in the town of Bardowick , which mainly cultivated gardens and fruit. Sales of these products, always in Hamburg , stalled because of the aftermath of the wars of liberation and the French occupation . Caring for the well-being of his community, Oberdieck, who had already dealt intensively with the natural sciences in addition to theology in Göttingen , set about improving the quality of the fruit grown in Bardowick, thus increasing sales in nearby Hamburg with new, better ones Promote varieties . With the establishment of a small tree nursery, the pastor became a pomologist. This first tree nursery was completely destroyed by frost in the winter of 1822/23; the event prompted him to publish his first pomological publication.
He obtained his apple varieties from the most important breeder of the time, the doctor and pomologist Adrian Diel, and due to the limited space of his nursery, he planted varietal trees that could carry a large number of different grafted apple varieties at the same time. His collection, which is recognized by experts, included old fruit varieties already described, but also new varieties of the time.
Oberdieck became superintendent in Sulingen in 1831 and in Nienburg / Weser in 1839 ; his collection of varieties moved both times and grew to over 4000 trees in Nienburg. The move on the occasion of his next transfer to Jeinsen near Pattensen in 1853 was likely to have been a logistical challenge, even if only the transplantable specimens made the move.
The further difficult winter of 1870/71 led to renewed concern with frost damage and its avoidance.
In 1878 he retired in Herzberg am Harz , but remained active as a respected and honored pomologist until his death.
Oberdieck Prize
The pomologists association e. V. and the city of Naumburg (Hessen) award the Oberdieck Prize every autumn at the opening of the Hessian Pomologentage for outstanding achievements in the field of the conservation of plant genetic resources in fruit growing. The prize is endowed with 1500 euros and is supported by the Hessian Ministry for the Environment.
The previous winners of the Oberdieck Prize were:
- 1999 Friedrich Renner, Merkendorf, and Rüdiger Brandt, Petersberg
- 2001 Eckart Brandt , Großenwörden, and Rainer Rausch, Hochdorf-Assenheim
- 2002 Erwin Holzer, Bad Schönborn
- 2003 Reinhard Heller, Waddekath
- 2004 Werner Schuricht , Jena
- 2006 Hans-Joachim Bannier , Bielefeld, and Eckart Fritz, Hohenheim
- 2008 Anton Klaus, Oberneufnach
- 2009 Falk Kröling, Bielefeld
- 2010 Hermann Schreiweis, Roigheim
- 2011 Andreas Jung, Lustadt
- 2012 Annette Braun-Lüllemann, Hohengandern
- 2013 Willi Hennebrüder, Lemgo
- 2014 Jan Bade, Kaufungen
- 2015 Steffen Kahl, Asslar
Apple varieties named after Oberdieck
The list of apple varieties refers to Oberdieck's Renette and Oberdieck's Taubenapfel as important cultivated apples of the 19th century. The teaching garden of the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences in Weihenstephan is also named after Oberdieck.
Works
- as author :
- The sample or variety trees as the best and easiest means to acquire comprehensive pomological knowledge in a short time. Hahn Publishing House, Hanover 1844.
- Instructions for the knowledge and planting of the best fruit for northern Germany. Manz, Regensburg 1852.
- Contributions to raising the fruit culture. Verlag von Karl Aue, Stuttgart 1857 (together with Eduard Lucas)
- Pomological notes. Compiled after many years of own experience. Ulmer, Ravensburg 1869
- Brief outline of my life . Ravensburg 1870.
- Observations on freezing of many plants in cold winters; together with a discussion of the means by which frost damage can be prevented as far as possible. Ulmer, Ravensburg 1872
- Germany's best types of fruit; Instructions for the knowledge and planting of a number of types of fruit, which have been carefully selected, with special consideration of those which still produce plenty of good fruit in dry soil or which only thrive in moist soil. Published by Hugo Voigt, Leipzig 1881
- as editor :
- together with Eduard Lucas : monthly for pomology and practical fruit growing , the later Pomological monthly . From 1855.
- together with Eduard Lucas, Friedrich Jahn: Illustrirtes Handbuch der Obstkunde in 9 volumes with some additional volumes, Stuttgart and Ravensburg 1859–83.
- Germany's best fruit varieties Instructions for knowing and planting a number of fruit varieties that have been carefully selected, with special consideration of those that still produce a lot of good fruit in dry soil or that only thrive in moist soil Publisher: Hugo Voigt, Leipzig 1881.
See also
literature
- Heinrich Ferdinand Curschmann : Blue Book of the Corps Hannovera (1809–1899) , Göttingen 2002, p. 61, no. 140
- Wilhelm Heß : Oberdieck, JGC In: General German Biography (ADB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 87 f.
- Theodor Engelbrecht : Germany's apple varieties . Braunschweig 1889.
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Georg Conrad Oberdieck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Oberdieck Prize of the Pomologists Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ Haccius line of ancestors, p. 187 [1]
- ↑ JGC Oberdieck: Observations and perceptions about the frost damage caused by the cold winter of 1822/23 and the freezing of the trees in general , in Dutch. “This work was crowned by the Harlem Academy Societät der Wissenschaften.” (Quoted by Heß: ADB , p. 87).
- ↑ See Löbe: Diel , (* 1756, † 1839 or 1833), in: ADB vol. 5, p. 127
- ↑ Observations about the freezing of many plants and especially our fruit trees in cold winters, together with a discussion of the means by which frost damage is prevented as far as possible
- ↑ http://pomologen-verein.de/oberdieck-preis.html , accessed on November 15, 2013
- ↑ http://pomologen-verein.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Oberdieck/Oberdieck-2002.pdf
- ↑ http://pomologen-verein.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Oberdieck/Oberdieck-2003.pdf
- ↑ http://pomologen-verein.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Oberdieck/Oberdieck-2004.pdf
- ↑ http://pomologen-verein.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Oberdieck/Oberdieck-2006.pdf
- ↑ http://pomologen-verein.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Oberdieck/Oberdieck-2008.pdf
- ↑ http://pomologen-verein.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Oberdieck/Oberdieck-2009.pdf
- ↑ http://pomologen-verein.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Oberdieck/Oberdieck-2010.pdf
- ↑ http://pomologen-verein.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Oberdieck/Oberdieck-2011.pdf
- ↑ 17th Hessian Pomologist Days in Naumburg on the homepage of the city of Naumburg, accessed on November 7, 2014
- ↑ Hundreds of visitors romped about at the Naumburg Pomologist Days. HNA dated November 1, 2015, accessed November 2, 2015
- ↑ Engelbrecht: Germany's apple varieties , No. 414, p. 462.
- ↑ Engelbrecht, No. 225, p. 210.
- ↑ Volume 1 as source text at Wikisource, see web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oberdieck, Johann Georg Conrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oberdieck, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant pastor and pomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1794 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilkenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1880 |
| Place of death | Herzberg am Harz |