Eduard Lucas
1816–82
German gardener. Trained as a gardener at Dessau; gardening assistant in Frankfurt an der Oder, Greifswald, and Erfurt. From 1838, at the botanic gardens in Münich, where he succeeded in cultivating exotic plants. Head of the botanic gardens in Regensburg, 1841, of the institute gardens in Hohenheim (now part of Stuttgart), 1843. Studied and taught the cultivation of fruit and vegetables. Founded the institute of pomiculture at Reutlingen, 1860.
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DBE.
Bibliography
DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.
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