Ludwig Förster
Ludwig Förster | |
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 Lithography by Josef Kriehuber, 1863 | |
| Born | 8 October 1797 |
| Died | 16 June 1863 (aged 65) |
Ludwig Christian Friedrich (von) Förster (8 October 1797 – 16 June 1863) was a German-born Austrian architect. While he was not Jewish, he is known for building Jewish synagogues and churches.[1]
Ludwig Förster studied in Munich and Vienna. He founded the Allgemeine Bauzeitung in 1836. From 1842 to 1845 he taught at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and influenced a generation of Viennese architects through his architectural studio.[2]
From 1839/40 he worked as a freelance architect,
1861–63 he was a member of the Viennese city council (Gemeinderat).[4]
Förster's sons, Heinrich and Emil, were also architects. The latter worked for his father and then for the government, completing the renovation of the Hofburg and Burgtheater.[2]
Notable works
- Theater Reduta, Bürgerhäuser, Brno (1831)
- Evangelische Kirche Gumpendorf(1849)
- Villa Pereira, Königstetten (1849)
- Arsenal, Vienna(1849-1856)
- Maria-Hilf-Kirche, Vienna (1854)
- Dohány Street Synagogue, Budapest (1854-1859)
- Augarten-Casino, Brno (1855)
- Leopoldstädter Tempel, Vienna (1858)
- Elisabethbrücke, Vienna (1858, demolished 1897)
- Synagogue of Miskolc, Miskolc, 1863
- Palais Todesco, Vienna (1863)
References
- ^ ISBN 9781317047285.
- ^ ISBN 9780199674985.
- ISBN 9780415575782.
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels- Band III, Band 61 der Gesamtreihe, Limburg an der Lahn 1975, S. 317.
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