Rudolph Rothe (18 October 1802 – 30 January 1877) was a Danish

landscape architect A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, site planning, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water manageme ...

who was awarded the high-ranking title of ''etatsråd'' for his achievements. Talented in both the practical and theoretical aspects of landscape gardening, he exerted considerable influence on the development of the art in Denmark.

Early life

After apprenticeships in

Frederiksberg Park Frederiksberg Gardens (Danish: Frederiksberg Have) is one of the largest and most attractive greenspaces in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with the adjacent Søndermarken it forms a green area of 64 hectares at the western edge of Inner Copenhagen. ...

and Rosenborg Gardens, he took the gardening examination in 1821. He became assistant gardener in Copenhagen's

Botanical Garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...

(1821–1823) before qualifying in botany and botanical gardening in 1823.

Career

From 1828 to 1833, he performed the duties both of private secretary and palace gardener for A.W. Moltke at

Bregentved Bregentved is a manor house located 3 km east of Haslev on the Danish island of Zealand. It has been owned by the Moltke family since the middle of the 18th century. History Early history The first known reference to Bregentved is from 131 ...

. He was later employed as landscape architect at

Fredensborg Palace Fredensborg Palace ( da, Fredensborg Slot; ) is a palace located on the eastern shore of Lake Esrum (Danish, ''Esrum Sø'') in Fredensborg on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in Denmark. It is the Danish Royal Family’s spring and autumn ...

(1833–1849). He also contributed to the development of

Søndermarken Søndermarken ( lit. "The Southern Field") is a park in Frederiksberg on the border to Valby and the Carlsberg area in Copenhagen, Denmark. It shares much of its history with Frederiksberg Gardens from which it is separated only by Roskildevej. Ci ...

. In addition to many publications, he was instrumental in founding the association ''Selskabet til Haveculturens Fremme'' (Society for the Future of Gardening) in 1834 and was also active in the company which launched the magazine ''Have-Tidende'' (Garden Times, 1835–1843), Denmark's first gardening periodical.Lulu Salto Stephensen, "Rudolph Rothe"
''Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon''. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

Personal life

He died on 30 January 1877 and is buried in Asminderød Cemetery in

Fredensborg Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish Royal Family. As of 1 Janua ...

Culture canon

Rudolph Rothe is listed in the

Danish Culture Canon The Danish Culture Canon ( da, Kulturkanonen) consists of 108 works of cultural excellence in eight categories: architecture, visual arts, design and crafts, film, literature, music, performing arts, and children's culture. An initiative of Brian ...

in connection with

Jægersborg Dyrehave Dyrehaven (Danish 'The Deer Park'), officially Jægersborg Dyrehave, is a forest park north of Copenhagen. It covers around . Dyrehaven is noted for its mixture of huge, ancient oak trees and large populations of red and fallow deer. In July ...

."Dyrehaven"
, Kulturkanonen. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rothe, Rudolph Danish landscape architects 1802 births 1877 deaths Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Architects from Copenhagen