Adolf Heinrich Schletter
Original Schletter's gravestone from the New Johannisfriedhof , now: Lapidarium Alter Johannisfriedhof Leipzig
Schletter's tomb in the southern cemetery in Leipzig after he was moved to the Neue Johannisfriedhof
Adolf Heinrich Schletter (born January 8, 1793 in Leipzig , † December 19, 1853 in Paris ) was a silk merchant , consul and benefactor in Leipzig.
From 1814 to 1849, Schletter headed the company that had been taken over by his father Salomon Gotthold Schletter and specialized in trading in French silk goods. He bequeathed his extensive art collection, which included 80 paintings and 17 small sculptures, and a house in Petersstrasse to the city of Leipzig in his will. This happened on the condition that a museum should be built for this collection within five years. The Museum of Fine Arts was opened on December 18, 1858, the day before the five-year anniversary of his death . A square and a street in Leipzig were named after him in honor of Adolf Heinrich Schletter. In 2011, Schletterplatz in the Mitte district, Zentrum-Süd district, was renamed Gaudigplatz .
literature
- Julius Vogel : Schletter, Adolf Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 465 f.
- Andreas Priever: Acquisitions by Adolf Heinrich Schletter (1793–1853) from the collection of Conte Giovanni Battista Sommariva in Paris . In: Museum der bildenden Künste, annual issue 1996, Leipzig 1997, pp. 7–17.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Council meeting of May 18, 2011 (resolution no. RBV-822/11), official announcement: Leipzig Official Gazette no. 11 of June 4, 2011, in force since July 5, 2011 and August 5, 2011. Cf. Official Journal No. 16 of September 10, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schletter, Adolf Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Silk merchant, consul and donor in Leipzig |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1853 |
| Place of death | Paris |