Adolf Linnebach
Adolf Linnebach (born June 4, 1876 in Mannheim ; † January 13, 1963 in Gmund am Tegernsee ) was a German inventor and stage technician .
Life
After attending elementary school and a technical apprenticeship, Linnebach began an engineering training with the Navy in Kiel , which he broke off without a degree.
From 1900 he was active in the field of stage technology, initially as technical director of the city theater in Halle an der Saale . From 1904 onwards, he worked at the Court Opera in Vienna and the National Theater in Mannheim . In 1909 he moved to the Royal Theater in Dresden , where he became technical director. In 1921, in addition to his duties in Dresden, he became technical director at the Bavarian State Theater in Munich ; from 1923 until his retirement in 1941 he only occupied the post in Munich. Parallel to his work at the Bavarian State Theater, Linnebach realized many stage technology projects in other locations, including Teplitz and Chemnitz . After the Second World War , Linnebach was responsible for the stage technology when the Residenztheater was rebuilt . Linnebach was the founding chairman of the German Stage Technology Society, which was founded in 1937 .
Linnebach was married and had three sons and a daughter. His estate is in the Deutsches Theatermuseum in Munich. His grave is in the Gmund mountain cemetery.
After his death, his widow donated the so-called Linnebach-Ring , which is awarded by the DTHG (Deutsche Theatertechnische Gesellschaft) to the most famous living German stage technician.
Selection of stage technology innovations
- Recessed sliding stage , 1912: First use of the basement for the stage conversion
- Linnebach projector , 1917: internationally successful stage projection system
Awards and honors
- Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Duke of Saxony-Ernestine House Order
- Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Royal Saxon Order of Albrecht
- Golden Mecklenburg Medal for Art and Science
- Honorary title of professor in connection with his work in Munich
literature
- Horst G. Kliemann, Stephen S. Taylor (Eds.): Who is Who in Germany? International Book and Publishing Company, Montreal 1964.
- Karin Taschner-Striedl: Adolf Linnebach's stage technology projects. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1991, ISBN 3-631-43112-0 .
- Union Diplomatique Mondiale (ed.): Munich prominence 1962–1963. UDM-Verlag, Munich (no year).
Web links
- Literature by and about Adolf Linnebach in the catalog of the German National Library
- Katy Schlegel: Linnebach, Adolf . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
- www.dthg.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerd Otto-Rieke: Graves in Bavaria . Munich 2000, p. 79.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Linnebach, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German inventor and stage technician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1963 |
| Place of death | Gmund am Tegernsee |