Wilhelm Sello
Johann Wilhelm Sello (born November 14, 1756 in Berlin , † April 20, 1822 in Bornstedt ) was a royal planner in Potsdam- Sanssouci . He was a member of the court gardener family Sello . Friedrich Sello , who trained as a gardener with him, was his cousin's son.
Life
After his gardening apprenticeship, Wilhelm Sello was “Royal Planteur” in Potsdam- Sanssouci from 1777 to 1822 . He was responsible for the avenues in the entire urban area of Potsdam, as well as the vineyards and orchards in Sanssouci, the plantings in the pheasant garden, as well as the Remisen on the ruins mountain .
From 1790 he was responsible for the tree nursery founded by the royal garden director Johann Gottlob Schulze that year . On the one hand, it supplied the royal gardens with plants that previously had to be delivered from Holland. On the other hand, this nursery also supplied plants to clergymen and school teachers (i.e. to the most important multipliers of botanical knowledge at the time ) free of charge . From this tree nursery, only one single tree, a trumpet tree ( Catalpa bignonioides ), has survived today.
In 1811 Wilhelm Sello complained: "Unfortunately, our areas are still very poor in fruit ..."
During his job, shortly before reaching retirement age, the young Peter Joseph Lenné became a garden journeyman in Potsdam-Sanssouci in March 1816 .
Wilhelm Sello is buried in the Sellos' private family cemetery on Bornstedter Friedhof .
See also
- Family tree of the gardener family Sello (extract)
literature
- Clemens Alexander Wimmer (text), Foundation Prussian Palaces and Gardens Berlin-Brandenburg (ed.): The Prussian court gardeners . General Management of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg, Berlin 1996
- General management of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg (ed.): The ornamental and kitchen gardens in Sanssouci from 1744 to 1801 . In: Communications from the Pückler Society . NF; 16, 2001
- Further information can be found in the newly opened “Court Gardener Museum” in Glienicke Palace (permanent exhibition “Court Gardeners in Prussia”).
Web links
- Jörg Wacker, Olaf Thiede: "Green in Potsdam" ( Memento from November 5, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Online text of a brochure by the Potsdam Museum , publisher: Landeshauptstadt Potsdam, 2002
- Hermann Sello family foundation
- Court gardener museum in Glienicke Palace
- The last living tree (trumpet tree) from the royal show nursery
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sello, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sello, Johann Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Royal Planteur in Potsdam- Sanssouci |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1756 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1822 |
| Place of death | Bornstedt |