Some remnants of his works can still be seen on the slope north of Marienlyst Castle in Helsingør as well as a few manors and palaces around Denmark.
[1] Johan Ludvig Mansa was born on 10 April 1740 in Zweibrücken, Germany, where his father was palace gardener.
Louise was the daughter of merchant Henrik Christian Toxwærd, owner of Louis grove on Falster and Anna Margrethe Hauen Dorff.
[3] He was the author of "Havekatekismus eller Grundregler for nyttige Havevæxters Dyrkning i Danmark" (Basic rules for growing of useful plants in Denmark) published in 1789 and won the Kgl Danske Landhusholdningsselskab prize.
He was greatly appreciated by King Frederik VI of Denmark who decorated him with the Order of the Dannebrog[3] This German biographical article is a stub.