Hermann Sello
*25. 9. 1800 – Caputh, Germany
†28. 12. 1876 – Potsdam, Germany
Biography
Ludwig Hermann Sello was a Prussian court gardener. He came from the Prussian court gardening dynasty Sello. His father was gardener Ludwig Sello (1775-1837).
After completing traditional horticultural education and a study tour that took him to Austria, Italy, France, and England, he became the court gardener of the Crown Prince in 1828. Until 1837, he worked in the gardens of Charlottenhof Palace near Potsdam, which he designed under the direction of Peter Joseph Lenné, who had been the director of the royal gardens since 1824.
As an official residence, a separate house for the court gardener, known as the Roman Baths, was built for Sello in the palace grounds. The house was designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the construction was commissioned to Ludwig Persius, who was Sello's brother-in-law (he married Sello's sister Paulina in 1827). The house for the court gardener also had guest rooms for the Crown Prince (among others, Alexander von Humboldt).
In 1837, he took over the management of the garden terraces in Sanssouci Park after his late father, court gardener Ludwig Sello. His new residence became the house for the court gardener on Maulbeerallee, which was renovated in Italian style by Ludwig Persius at the request of Prussian King Frederick William IV between 1841-42.
In close collaboration with Ludwig Persius, he redesigned the terraces in Sanssouci according to the wishes of the royal family.
Among Sello's students were Hermann Walter and Theodor II Nietner, who later also became a court gardener in Potsdam. In 1856, he undertook a study tour of English parks.
He died in 1876 and is buried in the family cemetery of the Hermann Sello Foundation in Bornstedt, where his teacher Peter Joseph Lenné and brother-in-law Ludwig Persius are also laid to rest.
Ludwig Hermann Sello was a Prussian court gardener. He came from the Prussian court gardening dynasty Sello. His father was gardener Ludwig Sello (1775-1837).
After completing traditional horticultural education and a study tour that took him to Austria, Italy, France, and England, he became the court gardener of the Crown Prince in 1828. Until 1837, he worked in the gardens of Charlottenhof Palace near Potsdam, which he designed under the direction of Peter Joseph Lenné, who had been the director of the royal gardens since 1824.
As an official residence, a separate house for the court gardener, known as the Roman Baths, was built for Sello in the palace grounds. The house was designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the construction was commissioned to Ludwig Persius, who was Sello's brother-in-law (he married Sello's sister Paulina in 1827). The house for the court gardener also had guest rooms for the Crown Prince (among others, Alexander von Humboldt).
In 1837, he took over the management of the garden terraces in Sanssouci Park after his late father, court gardener Ludwig Sello. His new residence became the house for the court gardener on Maulbeerallee, which was renovated in Italian style by Ludwig Persius at the request of Prussian King Frederick William IV between 1841-42.
In close collaboration with Ludwig Persius, he redesigned the terraces in Sanssouci according to the wishes of the royal family.
Among Sello's students were Hermann Walter and Theodor II Nietner, who later also became a court gardener in Potsdam. In 1856, he undertook a study tour of English parks.
He died in 1876 and is buried in the family cemetery of the Hermann Sello Foundation in Bornstedt, where his teacher Peter Joseph Lenné and brother-in-law Ludwig Persius are also laid to rest.
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