Nicolas Gaucher
Nicolas Gaucher (born January 17, 1846 in Saricourt , † January 21, 1911 in Stuttgart ) was a French pomologist and tree nursery owner .
Life
Gaucher was born the son of a farmer and vine gardener in Saricourt in the Haute-Marne department in France. At the age of 13 he began an apprenticeship as a glove maker and then worked as a servant and waiter. From the age of 18 he learned to grow and grow fruit trees with Jamin in Bourg-la-Reine and Alphonse Du Breuil in Paris. In 1868 he got a job as an assistant in the botanical garden in Basel , where he gave his first lectures on fruit growing. In 1869 he went to Stuttgart as a tree nursery assistant, where he later became a partner in a tree nursery. In 1872 he founded his own fruit tree nursery, which became known for the quality of the trees it grew. In 1870 he opened a gardening school, where he trained more than 1,600 students over the years. Gaucher is considered to be the founder of shaped fruit growing in Germany.
He published several books, some of which were also translated into Russian. His work Practical Fruit Growing: Instructions for successful tree care and fruit cultivation for professional gardeners and enthusiasts was supplemented by country-specific topics by several Russian authors.
Works
- The refinements and their application for the various trees and shrubs: theoretical and practical instructions on ablacting, grafting, inoculating, etc., as well as on the cultivation and propagation of woody, outdoors growing plants, with an appendix, hints for rational fruit culture, a directory of the most suitable types of fruit for the various tree shapes and a guide for gardeners, arborists and enthusiasts, organized by months . Julius Hoffmann, Stuttgart 1885
- Practical fruit growing: Instructions for successful tree care and fruit cultivation for professional gardeners and enthusiasts. Published by P. Parey, 1887
- Handbook of Fruit Cultivation: Adapted from practice for practice. Verlag von P. Parey, Berlin 1889 (2nd, revised edition 1896 and 3rd, revised and enlarged edition 1902)
- Fruit growing: modern fruit growing on a natural and artificial basis presented to everyone. Published by P. Parey, Berlin 1905
- Gauchers Practical Fruit Tree Breeder: Illustrated magazine for raising and promoting fruit growing and fruit processing , A. Jungs Verlag, Stuttgart, 1885–1894
Web links
- Gaucher on www.obstsortendatenbank.de (accessed November 20, 2013)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary to Nicolas Gaucher in: Der Schweizerische Obstbau 1911, p. 59
- ^ Website with the book in Russian
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gaucher, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French pomologist and nursery owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saricourt |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1911 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |