Nicolaus Wychgram

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Nicolaus Wychgram (born May 27, 1860 in Emden ; † April 26, 1941 ibid) was a German farmer and animal breeder .

Live and act

He was the son of the medical council Engelhard Wychgram (born August 3, 1830 in Neermoor , † February 21, 1895 in Emden) and his wife Gesina Johanna, née Vietor, born in Emden. Jakob Wychgram was his older brother. After agricultural practice and studies in Halle and Berlin , he took over a 54 hectare farm in Wybelsum near Emden. Here he devoted himself particularly to the cultivation of the moors .

In the field of animal breeding , Wychgram dealt primarily with cattle of the black and white lowland cattle breed . To this end, he introduced systematic milk yield monitoring in his and other farms. In 1899 he was already on the board and from 1905 to 1929 as chairman of the board of the Ostfriesischer Stammviehzüchter e. V. (VOSt) elected. In the 30 years of his activity, Wychgram has had a positive influence on the development of the cattle breeding association. This concerned the increase in the number of members and the number of herdbooks as well as the implementation of milk control in all herds as an essential prerequisite for successful performance breeding . During this time the important breed directors Groeneveld and Adolf Köppe worked as managing directors in the VOSt.

Wychgram was elected or appointed to other voluntary committees due to his recognized knowledge and breeding skills. He was a member of the committee for cattle breeding of the German Agricultural Society (DLG), a reporter at the annual traveling exhibitions of the DLG, a long-standing member of the board of the German Society for Zuchtungskunde (DGfZ) and first chairman from 1931 to 1935. He died on April 26, 1941 and was buried in the Emden - Neue Kirche cemetery.

Awards

Fonts

  • Investigation of the milk of 97 East Frisian cows from 7 different herds in East Frisia for quantity and fat content during the duration of a lactation . Bremen: Heinsius, 1897
  • About drainage work in the northwest German and Groningen marshes. 1900, DLG work, issue 48

literature

  • Hanni Köppe: State Economist Dr. hc Wychgram (1860-1941). To commemorate his 100th birthday. In: Züchtungskunde, Volume 32, 1960, H. 5, pp. 435-436
  • Previously awarded the Hermann von Nathusius Medal

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ History of the Ostfriesischer Stammviehzüchter Association: List of the chairmen of the board ( memento of the original from October 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vostov.de
  2. ↑ Grave of Nikolaus Wychgram (May 27, 1860 - April 26, 1941)
  3. ↑ Honors from the German Society for Breeding Science
personal data
SURNAME Wychgram, Nicolaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German farmer and animal breeder
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Emden
DATE OF DEATH April 26, 1941
Place of death Emden