Theodor Echtermeyer

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Theodor Echtermeyer (born October 23, 1863 in Marienburg (West Prussia), † May 28, 1932 in Berlin ) was a German horticultural scientist.

Echtermeyer, son of a lawyer, first completed a horticultural training and worked as head gardener and teacher at the fruit, wine and horticultural school in Wädenswil (Switzerland) from 1890 . In 1894 he was appointed inspector and head of the Royal Gardening School at the Wildlife Park near Potsdam . When the institution was relocated to Dahlem in 1903 , he moved there. In 1909 he was appointed Royal Horticultural Director. Since 1924 he was an honorary professor and a member of the Senate of the Agricultural University in Berlin . In 1929 he retired. His grave is in the Bornstedter Kirchhof in Potsdam. He made extraordinary contributions to horticultural training and is considered to be one of the leading pioneers in the creation of a horticultural university course in Germany.

Theodor Echtermeyer is buried in Potsdam in the Bornstedter cemetery .

Fonts (selection)

  • The Royal Gardening School at the Wildlife Park near Potsdam 1824-1899. Festschrift . Paul Parey Publishing House, Berlin 1899.
  • Horticulture on peatland. A contribution to the utilization of our German moors by horticultural cultures . Berlin 1911 = reports on agriculture H. 22.
  • The Royal Gardening School in Dahlem. Memorandum to commemorate the ten-year existence of the institution in Dahlem . Publishing bookstore Paul Parey Berlin 1913.

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personal data
SURNAME Echtermeyer, Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German horticultural scientist
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Marienburg (West Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1932
Place of death Berlin