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Geschwind (1829-1910), Rudolf
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Geschwind was born in north Bohemia (Czech Republic now) in the Austria-Hungarian Empire..but the most time of his life he spend in Slowakia and he died there too..so can i ask why is here Hungary written?:-) thank you:-)
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#1 of 6 posted
14 DEC 09 by
 jedmar
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Because at the time Geschwind lived, this was Hungary. Slovakia did not come into existence until after WW I.
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#2 of 6 posted
14 DEC 09 by
lanling
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but that´s not so true.. both of them..now czech republic and now slowakia have a long history..they didn´t exist with this name..but they exist..like the country..the language..the origin.. they were integrated into a bigger union.. lg in die schweiz:-)
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#3 of 6 posted
1 FEB 10 by
hannes
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I prefer to see him as a great Central European rose hybridiser ... Just my 2 cents.
greetings :)
Hannes
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I agree with lanling and hannes but cannot with jedmar. In the Geschwinds time it was the Austria-Hungarian Empire and now is Austria, Czech republik, Hungary, Slovakia and some other states from.
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#5 of 6 posted
19 NOV 10 by
jedmar
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But we could not really call him a Slovakian rose breeder, could we? His parents were German. His publications are in German. In the Introduction to his book on Hybridisation, he speaks of himself as one of German rose breeders. He spoke both German and Slovakian, but not Hungarian. On the other hand, he sent out his climbers to Ketten Frères in Luxembourg under the name "Hungarian Climbers". He probably saw himself as a German-speaking inhabitant of the Austria-Hungarian empire, living in what was then Hungary.
Maybe we should name the country Austria-Hungary, like we also have USSR and Russia.
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About so I thought. Thanks!
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18 APR 04 by
Anonymous-797
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About Rudolf Geschwind more Information on this german Website:
http://www.welt-der-rosen.de/zuechter/geschwin.htm
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9 FEB 04 by
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My family name is Schneelicht. Do you know how the rose came to bear this name? Any information that you could provide would be most helpful. Thank you!
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18 FEB 04 by
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It might just have been a coincidence. Most of Geschwind's roses carry German descriptive names. Schneelicht simply means Snow Light (direct translation) or lighted snow as a description. This makes sense since the rose's color is pure white. Most roses that are named after people usually have a Mr. or Mrs. (in this case it would be Herr or Frau) Schneelicht as a title/honorific. Some roses have Souvenir (in this case Andenken an) first name last name in rememberance of someone. Since this rose has neither of those markers, it's safe to assume that it wasn't named after your family surname.
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