Royal Danish Agricultural Society

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

Firther reading

 * Mortensen, Erling: De viste vejen (1979)
 * Jørgensen: ;arie-Louise: Det kongelige danske Landhusholdningsselskabs præmiebægre fra selskabets stiftelse 1769 til 1832