Rudolf Korte

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Korte cliff on Baldeneysee with memorial stone
Memorial stone in the Steglitz City Park, in Berlin-Steglitz

Rudolf Korte (born June 8, 1878 in Herford , † August 15, 1950 in Essen ) was a German horticultural scientist and from 1921 to 1938 the executive chairman and horticultural director of the city of Essen.

Life

After graduating from high school, Korte trained as a gardener. He trained in Lippstadt , Luxembourg , Baden-Baden , Stuttgart and Geneva and then studied horticulture in Berlin-Dahlem . In 1905 he became a city gardener in Berlin-Friedenau and a year later he became a certified horticultural inspector. In 1910 his last job in Berlin was in Steglitz as a municipal gardening inspector.

In 1919, Korte was a founding member of the Essen city association of allotment gardeners . In 1914, Korte was appointed municipal gardening director in Essen, but was only able to begin his service there on March 1, 1921 due to the First World War . In 1925, Korte took over the gardening management of the Botanical Garden, which opened in 1927 as the forerunner of the Grugapark .

Later he was involved in the design of the 1938 Reichsgartenschau that took place there , especially the colonial plant show. He was also involved in the design and construction of the south-west cemetery , the park cemetery in Huttrop and the terrace cemetery in Schönebeck .

Korte retired early, but continued to work as a freelance garden designer.

A memorial stone at the vantage point, erected by the city of Essen on the Korte cliff named after him , commemorates him.

Web links

Commons : Rudolf Korte  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 1: A-K. German business publisher, Berlin 1930, DNB 453960286 .
  2. ↑ Astrid Schröer: And on Sundays in the Gruga - The history of the Essen public park . Ed .: Norbert Beleke. Nobel Verlag, Essen 1996, ISBN 3-922785-26-3 .
  3. ↑ Essener Tageblatt of August 17, 1950: Obituaries
  4. ↑ Photo of the memorial stone (click to enlarge)
  5. ↑ Publication of the Essen municipal association of allotment gardeners e. V .: Der Grüne Bote , issue 4/2009, chronicle 1919 to 2009, 90 years of the Essen municipal association of allotment gardeners e. V.
personal data
SURNAME Korte, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German horticultural scientist
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Herford
DATE OF DEATH 15th August 1950
Place of death eat