Ludwig Winter (gardener)
Ludwig Jonathan Winter (born August 9, 1846 in Heidelberg , † July 12, 1912 in Mannheim ) was a German botanist and garden architect who became known, among other things, for his involvement in the Hanbury Botanical Garden .
Life
Winter was born as the son of the bookseller Anton Winter and his wife, the painter Emilie Christiane Brönner. His family later moved to Leipzig , where he studied botany .
After working as a gardener in Erfurt for two years , he went to the gardening school in Potsdam , where he completed his botany studies and became head gardener at the Botanical Gardens of the University of Bonn . In 1867 he moved to Paris to take part in the World's Fair ; later he worked as head gardener in the gardens of the Tuileries .
When Thomas Hanbury began work on his botanical garden in 1869 , he won winter as a botany expert. Winter dedicated himself to this garden for five years, importing numerous different plants from Australia , New Zealand and California . After completing the work, Winter moved to Bordighera in 1874 , from where he worked together with Hermann Nestel on gardens and parks on the Ligurian Riviera .
In 1875 he founded an experimental nursery in Vallone del Sasso , where he grew rare tropical plants, including palms, lianas and ficus. The gardens he designed include those for Empress Eugénie on Cap Martin , Villa Zirio in San Remo , Villa Bischoffsheim in Bordighera and Borgo Storico Seghetti Panichi in Ascoli Piceno , v. a. but the Giardino di Madonna della Ruota between Bordighera and Ospedaletti .
Gardens and parks
Five of the gardens created by Winter still exist today:
- Hanbury Botanical Garden in Mortola, Ventimiglia
- La Madonna della Ruota, Bordighera
- Villa Wilmott, Imperia
- Vallone del Sasso, San Remo
- Borgo Storico Seghetti Panichi, Ascoli Piceno
Plant breeding
Count to winter crossbreeds
- Acacia x deneufvillei , Acacia x hanburyana , Acacia x siebertiana
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The divergent statement April 9th is wrong; In the baptismal register of the Evangelical Heiliggeist Church, the date of birth is August 9th and the date of baptism September 17th: Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 24th 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ John Dixon Hunt: The Italian garden: art, design, and culture. 1996, p. 237. ( Google books )
- ^ Flora of Australia Online , Australian National Botanic Gardens
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winter, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Winter, Ludwig Jonathan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German botanist and garden architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1912 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |