Rudolf Geschwind

Interested in growing plants even in his childhood, Rudolf Geschwind pursued his studies for two years at the Technical University in Prague.

He then continued his studies at the Academy for Forestry in Schemnitz today Banska Stiavnica în Slovakia, graduating in 1852.

His work was carried out in various parts of the Austro-Hungarian empire, on the territory of today's Italy, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary However, his hobby was the breeding of roses.

He acquired international fame during the Exposition Universelle (1889) in Paris, where he presented his collection of climbing roses.

After his death, in 1910, his entire collection of cultivars was purchased by countess Marie Henrieta Chotek for her rosarium in Dolná Krupá.