Friedrich Ludwig Sckell, von
a biography from the Garden and Landscape Guide
Born - Died : 1750 - b1823
One of the first German landscape designers to be influenced by romantic and picturesque ideas. He studied in England and was influenced by Lancelot Brown and William Chambers. From 1776-1804 he worked for the Elector Karl Theodor at Schwetzingen. After 1789 he became responsible for the Englischer Garten in Munich and also worked on Nymphenburg.
