Royal Danish Agricultural Society

History

The Royal Danish Agricultural Society was established on 29 January 1769 at the initiative of J. H.E. Bernstorff's protegé Martin Hübner (1723–95).

The inspiration came from similar societies in other European countries, including Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in England (1753), Société Royale d'Agriculture de la Généralité de Tours (1760) and Société Royale d'Agriculture de la Généralité de Paris (1761) in France, Fürstlich-Anhaltische Deutsche Gesellschaft (1761) in Preussen, Imperial Free Economic Society for the Encouragement in Russia of Agriculture and House-Building in Russia (1765) and Academy of Agriculture, Commerce and Arts of Verona in Italy (1879). The goal of the new society was to promote the interest in agriculture thrlough through competitions (practical and theoretical) for farmers, craftsmen, artists, and theorists. The members were mainly farmers, clergy and estate owners. The president was usually a high-ranking civil servant. Its first president was Friedrich Ludwig von Moltke.

Awards

The Royal Danish Agricultural Society's medal was designed by the medallist Daniel Adzer.

Publications

Yje journal Tidsskrift for Landøkonomi has been published since 1831.

Presidents

Selskabet har én præsident. Tidligere blev selskabet ledet af tre præsidenter.

1769–1774: Ludvig Moltke
1769–1772: Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff
1773–1783: Thomas Bugge
1774–1778: Peter Christian Abildgaard
1774–1787: Henrik Gerner
1778–1781: Benjamin Georg Sporon
1779–1786: Joachim Michael Geuss
1782–1787: Vilhelm August Hansen
1784–1798: Ove Malling
1795–1797: Philip Rosenstand-Goiske
1798–1801: Ernst Frederik von Walterstorff
1803–1806: Christen Henriksen Pram
1807–1808: Philip Rosenstand-Goiske (again)
1809–1855: Jonas Collin
1817–1855: Anders Sandøe Ørsted
1819–1830: Johan Christian Drewsen
1831–1839: V.F. Johnsen
1840–1848: Iver Johan Unsgaa
1850–1855: Frederik Treschow
1855–1883: B.S. Jørgensen
1860–1888: Edward Tesdorpf
1866–1881: Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg
1881–1893: Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe
1883–1891: Niels Johannes Fjord
1888–1897: Carl Castenschiold
1889–1909: Knud Sehested
1891–1898: J.C. la Cour
1893–1894: Christian Lüttichau
1898–1900: Frederik Friis
1900–1902: Thomas Riise Segelcke
1902–1910: Frederik Friis (igen)
1909–1919: Carl Bech
1910–1920: Theodor Westermann
1911–1930: Frederik Christian Moltke
1919–1934: Christian Sonne
1934–1943: Karl Hasselbalch
1934–1955: O.H. Larsen
1941–1957: Axel Pedersen
1943–1952: August Bech
1956–1980: Edward Tesdorpf (den yngre)
1963–1976: Aksel Olufsen
1979–1994: Peter Skak Olufsen
1990–2005: Jon Krabbe
2005–present: Frederik Lüttichau

References

Firther reading

Mortensen, Erling: De viste vejen (1979)
Jørgensen: ;arie-Louise: Det kongelige danske Landhusholdningsselskabs præmiebægre fra selskabets stiftelse 1769 til 1832

External links

Official website