George Ellwanger

George Ellwanger (December 2, 1816 - November 26, 1906) was a prominent horticulture scientist. Ellwanger was born in Wurtemberg, Germany and emigrated to the United States. 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 died in 1906 and is buried across the street from his former nursery in Mount Hope Cemetery. The Ellwanger family monument was designed there by famous Italian artist Nicola Cantalamessa-Papotti.

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".

External link

* [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=869 Ellwanger and Barry] at University of Rochester library
* [http://www.history.rochester.edu/flowercity/ellwanger.htm George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry] at University of Rochester Flower City History
* [http://www.landmarksociety.org/section.html?id=2&uid=3&pageId=17 Ellwanger Garden] at Landmark Society
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7595889 George Ellwanger] at Find-A-Grave