Rolf Gardiner, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Rolf Gardiner

English rural revivalist

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1902

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1971

Profession: farmer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Henry Rolf Gardiner (5 November 1902 – 26 November 1971) was an English rural revivalist, helping to bring back folk dance styles including Morris dancing and sword dancing.
He founded groups significant in the British history of organic farming.
He was said to have sympathised with Nazism and participated in inter-war far right politics, but this was speculation based on his approval of the German Youth Movement's aims of involving townspeople in country community life, such as helping with the harvest.
He organised summer camps with music, dance and community aims across class and cultures.
His forestry methods were far ahead of their time and he was a founder member of The Soil Association.