Heinrich Eduard von Lade

Heinrich Eduard von Lade (24 February 1817 – 7 August 1904) was a German banker and amateur astronomer.

He was born in Geisenheim, located along the banks of the Rhine river, the son of a wine merchant.

He worked as a banker and exporter in Hamburg and Paris, and by the age of 44 he had earned enough to retire.

There he dedicated himself to culturing fruit and wine, and established a school at the site to teach the art.

He also built an observatory on the estate to pursue his interest in selenography, or mapping the Moon.