Denis Brockett ( French Broquette ;? - 1734 ) - French gardener, court gardener of Peter I and Catherine I. In the Russian service since 1715 . He was engaged in the construction of gardens in St. Petersburg , in particular, Peterhof , Yekaterinhof and the palace and park ensemble in Strelna. He cultivated many odorous flowering plants that Peter I loved.
Literature
- “The book of income and expenditure of room money of Empress Catherine the First” in the Russian Archive, 1874 (p. 517). - Encyclopedic Dictionary of Berezin.
Links
- Brockett, Denis // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Brockett, Denis // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.