Table Of ContentRenowned Horticulturist and ‘
Landscape Architect
Gustav Hermann Krambeigel
(Courtesy: Savichri Preetha Nair)
Born ae fohmem, ear Dreslen o” 18 Dee £865, Gustey Hermann Keurnbledel yas educated at
ilar Cresco! worsted an apprombccship al hs yal gsidiens at Calle ore he
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From Kew to Baroda
(1893-1907)
Barnda, under the eign afits progressive rule
Matara Sayai Rav he Gaelowad of Barus
(1863-1926) was considered a model Indian
stato, spending latge sums of money to attact
she best mon in the Felds of administration,
education, lay, seasce medicine, engineering
‘ygriultuce,hoeticulty, att nd seehtectoe,
sp Warvtl, Keumbiogel was lace ith the
faormous Lisk of designing and ayia out
pleasure grounuls, teal round, curseries an
arkecnweringa vastarea nfmore than ndred
20785, eal elaburae provements, which
‘eon Bie fmt, Hs interest ws nel ronfined a
gerdening alone, 1 sought an sutlet in
arebiweetere and sawn planning, tvunsins,
bridges and pavilions swe conjured up in
lege teste to complete delighatl lacus
pictures. His knowledge of the geography af
plan! Ii, of the esanomle and meteruloyical
value of planis, of the ex.our scheme in
erening and Iie aractiesl genius in ewolsing
picturesque stiscts, goon ‘transformed the
ersonal properties of the Maaaraja’s
Inopertics in Bombay and Oseazamaund (One).
‘The improvement he mae to the Woodstack
Lstatestthe ater plave awa te avereheling
acmirtion of all Partcularly it came to the
aulice of the Mahata‘a of Mysore Nalwadh
Icrichoaraja Wiaduyan, who appointed him as
Superintendent of Mysore, as soon es John
Camera vetived From service, He was mynlved
‘with gardening work in Abmedatad and at the
Da carpe the occasion of the Hurbs= af
90%. Keurnhiegel would dn sitiiarwork forthe
Pep Pra wf 19, lea eevee
Haiacaja af ogsore, ta lie ost provincial
governmen's sent their own Garden
Superintendents to lay aut their respersies
camps.
romabiagel was asu respoasisieforimp=oring
the saolepisl election i the tarts Seto
for this purpose was in correspandence with,
AllereSherhiurme Le Souef. the Sacietaryofth
Sirs farce exch! ana wily ts
Trivancrum & Indore zoos during Krumbogel’
‘zx Vilas Palace, Vadovtare [Rarnda!
Final stages of is
cousituction were supervised by Krusihiegel
4
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alia falar Wander
In the service of the Mysore
State (1908 - 1932)
1 1907, Krumbiege informed Wiliam Watson,
Curator ofthe Kes Gardens thal hess shout
lenve Batoge (fe had recorimeried the Kew
fgerdener BF avanagh t9 his post) and was
egotiating with Jos Caraoson ta sucoeed hb
ae Superingencent uf the Lalbagh Garters,
Bangalore As Krumiegel wacatready forty-one
(oral fathwe bo to gk aged sine seul ten},
partcular cae was ken bythe Mysne State so
feast hisappotnernent wes not acepted "ith
‘vive soley to easy sstersent akg thst
onskleration, the Mabarsia ot Mysoes
Krishaaraja Sudeear 1 (1804 ~ 1940) vanced
he seem of engagement feed fr fe yen
‘renewable as long us M: Krambiegel unin,
to tender satisfactory servlets. The conuitors
of his engagement approved by the Marja
seid:
1. Soros the fie yeas in he Fst instanes,
subject te onal a the era of ia er, if
hisserviciseatitacory
2. Paytocounnsece Re 600, ising hy annul
lcrements of R25 to a mit mun f Rs
11000; soul his sorsexs bw rete LL
that amount sear
Aprogrammentvork ine drase up eas
joining in consultation with the Reveuue
rammmission and) Dr A ahaa ith
reference tm both horticultural and
gcicokral experiment worl; the sucerss
attained im working, out Ce prugramme
boing considered whan the cuesion a
renetatenes up.
1 the S660 the fret Consent Forestie
Souhera India and Pofemor vf Botany, Dr
snug Cleghorn ns ty chery of alah and
1 duringhis onary atitesined dhestatu of
botanical garden. In 2874, Jn Cameron was
suppointe as Supeinteeny and By ths cine
te psutens aa b2en extended rover am area
es, Superintancenty of the
Lathagh Gardeas and uf the Goverment
uses, Bangalone, were posts enneurrcndy
Tle a5 a general law ever sine Cameron's
appointment, Accadingly in 1908, Keambiegel
was appointed Superintendent of the
jvernment Gardens sud Museum Bangalore
That year save un equestman statue of the
Maharaja transfered from the Gurzan Pav in
Mysore Lalbaah and the construction of
Basovonsgudl Gate eanstracted. tn 1919, (e
Det Rabsrettaath Tague was entertained a
The Gardens by the stucents of Bangalore
Dura th same yeas elazorate ple sssena
for seaering the wordens was lado, al ie
‘open rans closed al a Feservotr and pump
Tuseinstale
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Krumbiegel wth his fy eras at
"eect gard in alah
Establishment of Orchards and
Horticulture Trade
Keumbiegel was a ploneer in che cheap
npertaiinn of fruit ina fry Austra
Despite bls hecte professional te, xe managed
nt Sore Report based on Fis
he Sate With he
iestion of encouraging tru cule in the
State, the contra) fruit nursery at ‘albigh
Supplies un sale an estauge, seeds, frat
Ainwcers snd plants. Becwsar five ane) ten
thoszamd plants. pe
year ere repully
imported unsung ta
late 19203, Over to
i gree to he
undred ne orchards
prone Iysnrs State during
Koombiegel's senare ane the espart trade 0
Mysorzin Novers,sruits and veyeahles gr hy
‘aps and hounds. Bargelore was expertly
‘anons fr es reangoe, grays and tre Con
He fwetivw y domonstiated the
Drovers of fruit preservation
using
Keumbiegol alan cavied ont
experiments in "sce. of vegetables it
assutiativn wilh AboreHorsard of th Imperia,
grcural Wesverss Institute. Asnonst uke
Eucopsan vegetables rulliated 4 Mysore
Civ dis pesion were several wreties of
apple, sranberies, polotoes, garden peas an
fowiliflawers, During the three years as
fficating Dizectr of yielturs, Krembieze]
re-crganized the Wecerfaty Department ane
iad che Serum astute theproduction og
vicus and serum raquiced for fighsing
Rinderpestpeevalentansmagcate,
Exchange of Seedsand Plants
Seeds and plants wece resularly exchanged
between tre Garey ané botanical
escahlishments aecoss the world. These
include che yarders at Res Dublin libury,
(lagi Hern, Monteoe, Singapore, Pesto,
ety (Gotu, Falesea, Saksoapur, te
‘Age-Nortcltral eit f di and Mat
“The practice was continuec > KrOTMGesH In
1913, he sent in a "verBate elven ease
Sects and epecirens of the Royal Ph
(Guimanen), cassia Fists, Cassia Alora,
azselpinia envianc (Diet Divi, Spathodes
lat, whi alba,Bauhisiasurpurea,
Durana elisa
forest
Slutwuspersurtchetontes,
utes rezdasa (flame ut the
Lagerstrainia Mosraginae (Pride of Indi),
Pithecelicbium seman (Rain tree), Bignonia
rmgapstamica, Kleitovin hospital and the
aulenanthera pavon:ra (Coral-vood tree}
Under Krumaicgels superintendencs, souls
saul pnts were asa periodically despatched 9
he Bucvas of Pht ses, United States. As
ently a5 191, sw yoars eter ras Ia
appointed Superintendent, Keumbis,
spotted several species of Mangiera indies
(mango), iacluling the Badawi, Molgoa
Raspar, manland theSindersha varieties.
2924, he gent plants of the Reus mysorensis
fren
and Botanical
Plant Collec
Science
‘The firs job Koembiegel assigned for him
wher he took ever at Superintendent of the
Labagh wats to name and Tabel aad alr
possi repartandadd ta theta allession oF
Wants and ane sycision toes, «lek had bees
pated acording ose naturslorders atl
agar to geographical distrivllon. Asiosgst
the rare trees wor lange Azsuca
Australian conifers, besides < number uf
uealgprus, Pts, morvn Say Fig ané
Shoat, Ike tonk spacial elfort to send
viemtiats, spacimans rate and unknown, tar
Sscietiiesind whenever he cum across thes
Iw 1902, he sent mycologist C6 Hoyd base ox
results “unknown dried pao fakin
of setid ane lsh Fung cola ced trom Nort:
Banga. ts presi for plats anal adnate
‘ur Bar Kane bas ant Foss Balbo Teo ee
um © uncer-akw serious sindy of Hooker's
emalayan Jovrsas, tlwed by 2 Wwe te
Darjeeling, resacing the lst’ Footsteps and
eollctingsevers rae ant from thereon,
Zoological Collection
‘Tre Lalbagh Gardens msinzined 3 menagerie
fm its grou ron its very ay ays Like in
Baroda, Krumbieyel spared no effort tn
Improving its zoological collection. 1a 1918,
even when he was in Quott on a diferent
rission. he cook care tw prchaze from ths
vial dealer Lammergeyer several ania or
the MysoreandLalaluph Zou.
Urban Aesthetics
rumbiegel commarded:ha"®* Company ofthe
Bngalnve ifs Yuunteets eve niore the
Second World War Havseves, despite ths aad
Use iausasive negotiations By the Mysore sate,
Krurmbiegsl and the German srchitects
omipshenger ane’ U, Exezet were tera for
sntoon monthe as enemy abet, twas uty
this pericd of ites wsent tn Krumbiepe! rat
his fellow Germans worsed out tmwrtane
bouiiding desigas for the Sayan Skate lo hor
mcr study of modevn arczilectuce tn the
Mysore Staley and the envivibstions of
ct Baw
ysore Gavesament
ploy beau’ asa nacionbuilling seratezy in
Ce sphere nt acchiracture tir sunsteuit
Kusnigsbergen, historian Vand
bhworves that the
“ysorean lent by mmnitering archiserural
taste! Ae Dann, Mic
femal wishin vast
Keuinbiage on hoseuek
power and was tremendous flue uth
Maharaja. tas is idea that Gorman aeciteess
Ive eplayel fn Une Publle Works Departvent
(PWD) of the State, Ismaily support for
Krurmbioyel was eral nat only in suppressing
the displeasure on the pare of some af the
employees of the PVD, who ubjected this
“Faveyzeness! ans ek af forma! training in
cull engineuring bats foe the latter's
appointment 55 Concuing Architect to the
State, Late Srumbiegealzo hele the grsi:iou of
Che? Avshiect. Ismail avalled. Krumbicge’s
servises ce an architectural eunsulienl In
designing bulleings such ar the Munlelyal
lllices t_no extra fee ty im beses the
‘eruniesuir y ehor el ame deperem ent
Krurciegel designed und re-talé averal pars
and garcess Uiroopnal Cie sista. He was
parsialerly talented iy creo hartaeaious
wistally pleasing elects by julietous
planting of emamvental tees, which she British
‘eperiztontal bi.opist Lancelot Hoge called
Dieesthuue plasmin: a sige of plan tases
fn ecological concerns. The. boassthetic
planner was conceived by a master aril wn
Ii! the cen hi oy and sidewalks of
Use rus in bial hues wit Wie ase a
Aowering trees such as tre hive jacsrandss,
yellow cAmaltas, oraugeseaMlet Gulmshars,
serch Colville, reel trytiinas, and pine
Lagerstrocmis. Bangaior, the gonlen, si,
this heli avers uses iy exer in no
small measure to Krumbiepel, a bivavstheli
plannoe*Whatevor'ae touched neademed"The
place gardens "gained fresh grace and
solenloue tke Guest Mlansions a Mysore and
‘the Terrace Garden atkrishmarsja Sage wore ll
designec and beautifully developed by
Kewsbicge.
‘When the Indian Institute of Selene was
established 1909 Tenant gies
‘ocensivegromnds were hut serubland, wld
‘vercuy by bushes, The beau of the proce
lay cans with its azenuas oF Beton regi,
Sarranca saan, Swivlenla mahogany, Cassia
and Tabeia and bedversity oes sel.
Tie ordered ang crotive planting design by
Ikrumciege exe. contempnrsry, the
‘Azwrivoy-tained bortalbuist BS. Nirody
‘rath ene unfinhing sinportof Sr aman,
the circtor of the msn Keambiegel amd
Nirolly were buth fellows uf the Reval
HHorteukal Sule and develuped a ereat ve
ene suevosstul partnership, In 1911,
Krambalga was in Quetta at Pe "eques! of the
Cenerat Wanpshie, wth the pe-miss:n af the
‘cusucament af India to design tv layeus ofthe
Residency there. hroughoul us cezeen,
Jubilee Por, JamskedpaIharkana
vagal found Dimsalf very basy planning
the cusigh sptandbuape puniexs for oable abe
Private olonts, Puke hnstcutlons Whe the
Sunamalai University sl private inal Thee
Dorahjt tare sasght his valusbie advice in
designingt er gardens
rucigel's mos! important elents howeve
‘vera the Maharaja of pisces stare
‘een om having Arumblegel design beaut
gardens befiting the yond ndo-Ssracenle
Dalaces ey hal hut for thomhes Che a
fie twcmteth conta. Krumbicuel es hire
sy the Kopurthala and (rach Bel Stazos I
alanning sad iwsgeting thei ytens hile
service nf the Barada Slate In L910, whos the
Yaharaja of alwar vise Nyyune, Ye had
fexpresond e derivate nave kommbigge inspect
The royak gare and soggastieaproremen
Thees yeats lates, the iMyderabad State
approached she Mysore Resin, request an
fepErE Who eae alice on hens co mprveche
Krumboigel wae askew i ake ap tte
ssiqnoment, Aceoedingly. in 1913, Krumhinge
vvas perme to spenl ten dys ab Alwar ane
Tin his retury We Bangalore,
scrumbicgel submited u dotaleé sepert on his
tydorabad
tour He lsd left for Alwar on the Oak August
11913 but utilized ¢ one diy oval batiresn to
Sele plants Pons sl Hees tombs
the di not tail w puretzse some birds fu te
Crater Markee fans ahh Zon,
After retirement
yen offer vetiement trxm Lilbagl 122,
-rumbiege'siteeminind labrsalusy are. Hie
expertise ws mein demand tat seae yr
fv instance, tae Travancore sista approacked
tum for advice om inden tied
limproversents i ite several gotdans, incl.
the ble gardens ithe hear ofthe sity oF
Trivandrum, Tugether wich B.S. Survey,
ruubiegel designed the Jubilee Pace in he
near ofthe Jamster the iia Si
Dorabji Tass. 191997, a ldscanng and garden
Divjer was intiacel unier the guatance of
Sydeny Perey Laeastr, Secretary of te Agri
Uortculursl Society of ada sev. te serie
Nagleadar Lake neat he Gina Budings in
Tamshedjuir Uoweves, wth the Comiany’s
oie Fabien mid, Une facet proiect,
was resnmed in 1938 and ite design
emmiasioned tv Keumbiegel and Nine The
Taal poise of the fubiloe Parl, the ben tl
oglu Garden wns rsqnred hy the Foe
-rumbiegel [iting ssond from right) served cts Tremarer of
the Mythie Sova of Bangalore 1925
Garena i Mysne, designed by Rromblegsl
‘withthe supportoftreableDewaa Micrisms
A Connoisseur of the Arts
Krumbiegel,
Gomenment Mustain Sanglore became
nvulvsil with the aeesereation of ancient
munuments ia the ‘Mysuer Slate Drawing
inspiration “non the Work of the Dirwioe of che
fas Superintendent uf the
Feparament of ches i: Mysore, B. Lewis
Rice heels. she morument athe Mysne
State ane dafied vs.es and yu ons fr their
Imaincenance, Scumbiege. won essaciated with
le tae Ars of I Bangalore Un versie:
he warked as a Vasuling trovessur uf
sehieture, oven Pasig sel Civ Desig at
Ennge.cr's College ot -yineericg.
urstee as une othe seventoen faders ofthe
aythie Soewey m Bangure, he worker a 18
Treasurer coptribubg sigaifiewtly 29 tae
sabato oils Hanees eoblishedn 1808,
the tstsieSoctey like the Asie Sciety imal
a bring together sehalos, ut Eurupeci ard
reli, iced te suey of an histo.
etanolegy ana culture Rrumbiegel sas
considered s man offine taste sionatesbost
a use and Meare He ay also a een
piles nln Keeping with hs here aara
frvicion, en skilful 0 operating sgrieaura,
Iaehinery and baling pgs al etn
Me was alsa Inve withthe Mysore Dawara
hibition iin is wary eaty ays. Hla He was
‘hough tofase heen ‘onelongserviectaart,
(Ou bth Fesruary 1956, ator what wes 2 wey
Tong sally and sucoesfl areee, Kram
sas laid to nist atthe Civistin cemetery, lage
tor ais ear Lalbagh snd on his tom ware
‘wend hefiting war
“The bravely dnt Nstaidtcir deed,
nd scorae a lozitw anime
Meauftheplainheoloaresd
‘hatloved eave scenes nore antares
eyo acme Cumbia onsen Ly MS)
‘iron Sezer Langit ow Serene
