About Gerd Krüssmann
Lived 1910 – 1980 (aged 70). Gerd Krüssmann was a German non-fiction writer and botanist.
Johann Gerd Krüssmann (1910–1980) was a German dendrologist and author.
Krüssmann worked as dendrologist from 1935, and from 1946 was the owner of a nursery and part-time horticulture teacher at the Horticultural Vocational School in Wesel and the county vocational school in Dinslaken. The Ellerhoop-Thiensen Arboretum was established in 1956 by Erich Frahm, its owner, in cooperation with Krüssman.
Works Handbuch der Laubgehölze (Vols 1–3) (Paul Parey, Berlin and Hamburg, 1976); trans. Michael E. Epp, Manual of Cultivated Broad-Leaved Trees and Shrubs (Vols. 1–3) and Manual of Cultivated Conifers (Vol. 4) (Batsford, Timber Press, Beaverton, Oregon, 1984–6)
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Who was Gerd Krüssmann?
German non-fiction writer (1910-1980)
When was Gerd Krüssmann born?
Gerd Krüssmann was born on 24 April 1910 in Dinslaken.
When did Gerd Krüssmann die?
Gerd Krüssmann died on 5 June 1980 in Bad Salzuflen.
What was Gerd Krüssmann's occupation?
Gerd Krüssmann was a non-fiction writer and botanist.
What nationality was Gerd Krüssmann?
Gerd Krüssmann was German.
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· DBpedia: Johann Gerd Krüssmann
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