August Gebeßler
August Gebeßler (born February 4, 1929 in Ortenburg ; † July 31, 2008 in Stuttgart ) was a German art historian and monument conservator and long-time president of the Baden-Württemberg State Monuments Office .
Live and act
August Gebeßler trained as an aircraft engine fitter until 1945. After successfully attending secondary school, he studied art history in Munich from 1946 to 1949 and submitted his doctoral thesis in 1958; the year before he had already worked as a research assistant at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation . August Gebessler published several inventory volumes in the series Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern , which belong to the standard literature. In the 1950s and 1960s, it covered several districts in Upper and Middle Franconia in terms of art history. In 1977 Gebeßler became President of the Baden-Württemberg State Monuments Office , and he held this position until 1994. From 1983 to 1987 he was chairman of the Association of State Monument Preservators. In 1989 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon . August Gebeßler died in Stuttgart on July 31, 2008, and was buried at the Prague cemetery on August 7 .
Publications (selection)
- The secular hall of the 16th century in southern Germany and the Alpine countries: design principles of the secular monumental space in the German Renaissance , Munich 1958.
- City and district of Bayreuth , Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, Briefinventare series, Volume 6, Munich 1959.
- Stadt und Landkreis Hof , Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, Briefinventare series, Volume 7, Munich 1960.
- District of Nuremberg , Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, Briefinventare series, Volume 11, Munich 1961.
- City and district of Erlangen , Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, Briefinventare series, Volume 14, Munich 1962.
- City and district of Dinkelsbühl , Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, Briefinventare series, Volume 15, Munich 1962.
- Dinkelsbühl ( Deutsche Lande - German Art ), Munich 1962.
- Stadt und Landkreis Fürth , Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, Briefinventare series, Volume 18, Munich 1963.
- Ansbach , Deutsche Lande, German Art, Munich 1964
Web links
- Literature by and about August Gebeßler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about August Gebeßler in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
in: Preservation of monuments in Baden-Württemberg (ISSN 0342-0027) different years
- ↑ 1977 Dr. August Gebeßler - new President of the State Monuments Office
- ↑ 1994 President Prof. Dr. August Gebeßler retired
- ↑ 1994 August Gebeßler - monument conservator by profession
- ↑ 2008 August Gebeßler - Obituary
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gebeßler, August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gebessler, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian and monument conservator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ortenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 2008 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |