Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell (September 13, 1750-1823) was a German landscape gardener from Weilburg an der Lahn. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Weilburg is with just under 14000 inhabitants the third biggest town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany, after Limburg an der Lahn
Sckell was trained in the Court Market Garden in Schwetzingen near Mannheim and worked after his apprenticeship in Bruchsal, Paris, and Versailles. Schwetzingen is a German Town situated in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, around 10 km (6 miles southwest of Heidelberg and 15 km (9 miles southeast Mannheim is a City in Germany. With 327318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg after the capital Stuttgart Bruchsal (orig Bruohselle Bruaselle is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km Northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Versailles (vɛʀsaj in French) formerly de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important From 1773 to 1777, he was in England busying himself with English-style gardening. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The term English garden or English park (Jardin anglais Giardino all'inglese Englischer Landschaftsgarten is used in Continental Europe Upon his return, Sckell redesigned the gardens of Schönbusch Park in Aschaffenburg for the Prince-Electors of Mainz and Archbishop Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal in the English style, as well as those of Schöntal Park. The Prince-Electors (or simply Electors) of the Holy Roman Empire ( German: Kurfürst ( pl The Archbishopric of Mainz (Erzbistum Mainz or Electorate of Mainz (Kurfürstentum Mainz or Kurmainz) was an influential ecclesiastic and secular Prince-bishopric Friedrich Karl Joseph Reichsfreiherr von Erthal ( 1719-01-03 - 1802-07-25) was Electoral prince and archbishop of Mainz from 1774-07-18 Afterwards he responsible for the beginning of the Schwetzinger Gardens as a scenic park, and along with Benjamin Thompson, was commissioned in 1789 to begin the Englischer Garten in Munich. Schloss Schwetzingen, or Schwetzingen Castle is a palace in the German state ( Bundesland) of Baden-Württemberg. Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (in German: de Reichsgraf von Rumford FRS ( 26 March 1753 – 21 August 1814 Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Englischer Garten or "English Garden" is a large urban public park in the centre of Munich, Germany, stretching from the city centre to the northeastern Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany.
In the time following the Englischer Garten, Sckell spent a short time in service of the rulers of Baden, before he was called back in 1803 to Munich, where, as the Director of Royal Gardens, he completed the Englischer Garten. Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. He then transformed the regular garden of Nymphenburg Park into a more scenic arrangement. The Nymphenburg Palace (Schloss Nymphenburg is a Baroque Palace in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
As a landscape gardener, Sckell was also responsible for beginning the castle gardens at Biebrich and Oppenweiler, and possibly those at Dirmstein as well. Biebrich is the name of two places in Germany Wiesbaden-Biebrich, a suburb of Wiesbaden until 1926 an independent city Biebrich Rhineland Oppenweiler is a town in the district of Rems-Murr in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Dirmstein is a municipality in the district of Bad Dürkheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
He is deemed to be the founder of the English gardens, which he introduced to the German experts with his writings on garden design. His manner with grouping and plants is still used to an extent in German landscaping today.
In 1808, Sckell received the titel Knight of Sckell. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year He died in 1823 in Munich as a Court Garden Director. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. A monument in the Englischer Garten was erected in his honor.
References
- The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.
- Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell: Beiträge zur bildenden Gartenkunst für angehende Gartenkünstler. 2. Nachdruck der 2. Auflage von 1825, Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft (Grüne Reihe - Quellen und Forschungen zur Gartenkunst Band 05), Worms 1998 ISBN 3-88462-150-5
- Volker Hannwacker: Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell. Der Begründer des Landschaftsgarten in Deutschland. Deutsche Verlag-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1992 ISBN 3-421-03012-X
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