page_title: Hans Carl von Carlowitz
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caption_attribution_description: Hans Carl von Carlowitz (Hannß Carl von Carlowitz, 1645-1714), german superintendent of mines (head of the Royal Saxon Mining Department), financier and author. With his ideas of "sustained yield forestry" and "sustainable development" he became the „father of German forestry sciences“ / Hans Carl von Carlowitz (Hannß Carl von Carlowitz, 1645-1714), deutscher Kameralist und Oberberghauptmann. Er schrieb mit der Sylvicultura oeconomica, oder haußwirthliche Nachricht und Naturmäßige Anweisung zur wilden Baum-Zucht (1713) das erste geschlossene Werk über Forstwirtschaft und gilt als Schöpfer des forstlichen Nachhaltigkeitsbegriffs
context_page_description: Hans Carl von Carlowitz, originally Hannß Carl von Carlowitz, was a German tax accountant and mining administrator. His book Sylvicultura oeconomica, oder haußwirthliche Nachricht und Naturmäßige Anweisung zur wilden Baum-Zucht was the first comprehensive treatise about forestry. He is considered to be the father of sustainable yield forestry.
context_section_description: Hans Carl von Carlowitz, originally Hannß Carl von Carlowitz (24 December 1645 - 3 March 1714), was a German tax accountant and mining administrator. His book Sylvicultura oeconomica, oder haußwirthliche Nachricht und Naturmäßige Anweisung zur wilden Baum-Zucht (1713) was the first comprehensive treatise about forestry.  He is considered to be the father of sustainable yield forestry.
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