Background
Gothein was born Marie Luise Schröder in Passenheim, East Prussia.
Gothein was born Marie Luise Schröder in Passenheim, East Prussia.
She wrote the monumental History of Garden Art, regarded as a standard work. lieutenant was published in German in 1913 and English in 1928. Gothein travelled east and wrote a book on Indian gardens.
lieutenant is said to be the "best and most comprehensive" history of the world"s gardens.
She was quoted as saying "The journey through the history of the garden is to walk through the garden of history. People, nations, generations, we are learning in their intimate, domestic habits, their scientific interests, their living and thinking, its solemnity, its decoration.".