Education
He travelled to Italy in 1840, then studied at the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, where he specialized in pomology.
Botanist non-fiction writer gardener
He travelled to Italy in 1840, then studied at the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, where he specialized in pomology.
Jäger trained in horticulture at the Belvedere gardens in Weimar. After visiting Belgium and England, Jäger returned to the Belvedere, then worked for a short time at the botanical garden in Berlin. In 1844, he was engaged as a gardener at the Botanical Garden in Erlangen, where in 1873 he was appointed Director by the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Jäger died at Eisenach on January 5, 1890.
Jäger created many parks, but spent most of his time writing books on horticulture. His Lehrbuch der Gartenkunst (:Textbook of Garden Art) published in 1877 enjoyed much success.