George Ellwanger (December 2, 1816 – November 26, 1906) was a German-American horticulture scientist.
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| Born | December 2, 1816 |
| Died | November 26, 1906 (aged 89) Rochester, New York, United States |
| Burial place | Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Horticulturist, businessman |
| Spouse |
Cornelia Brooks (m. 1846) |
| Children | 4 |
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Early life
editEllwanger was born in Großheppach, Kingdom of Württemberg on December 2, 1816, and emigrated to the United States in 1835.[1][2]
He married Cornelia Brooks in 1846, and they had four children.[1]
Career
editAfter settling in Rochester, New York, Ellwanger joined with Patrick Barry to form the Mount Hope Nursery (also known as the Ellwanger and Barry Nursery) in 1840. He also became an American citizen in 1840. In 1843, the nursery began publishing catalogs to increase sales.
Ellwanger and Barry entered the real estate business in 1856. Between 1872 and 1913, the firm developed the area now known as Linden-South Historic District on the oldest part of the nursery. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[3][4]
Ellwanger and Barry donated part of their property to the City of Rochester to form Highland Park. Their efforts helped change Rochester from the "Flour City" to the "Flower City".
Personal life
editEllwanger died at his home in Rochester on November 26, 1906, and is buried across the street from his former nursery in Mount Hope Cemetery.[2] The Ellwanger family monument was designed there by famous Italian artist Nicola Cantalamessa Papotti.
References
edit- ^ a b Fitch, Charles Elliott (1916). Encyclopedia of Biography of New York: A Life Record of Men and Women of the Past. Vol. 2. American Historical Association. pp. 303–304. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "World-Wide Fame as a Nurseryman". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 27, 1906. p. 11. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robert T. Englert (August 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Linden-South Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/24/09 through 8/28/09. National Park Service. September 4, 2010.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Ellw.
External links
edit- Ellwanger and Barry at University of Rochester library
- George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry at University of Rochester Flower City History
- Ellwanger Garden at Landmark Society
- George Ellwanger at Find a Grave