The Royal Danish Agricultural Society (Danish: Det Kongelige Danske Landhusholdningsselskab, DKHL) was founded in 1769.
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