Ferdinand Abbot
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Relief by the abbot on the house of the Grandpierre printing works in Idstein
Relief by the abbot on the crooked house in Idstein
Ferdinand Abt (born May 9, 1877 in Idstein ; † August 1, 1962 there ) was a German sculptor .
Abbot trained as a sculptor in Schwanheim . Later his craft took him to Nuremberg , Strasbourg , Graz , Venice and Prague, among others . At the end of the 1920s he worked as a city planner in Frankfurt am Main . After the end of the Second World War he returned to Idstein in 1945 and supported the restoration of numerous historical buildings here.
Works
- 1927: Medallions at the school in Kettenbach
- 1941: Relief at the kindergarten in Strinz-Margarethä
literature
- Christel Lentz: Ferdinand Abt (1877–1962). Wood sculptor, plasterer and modeller . In: Nassauische Annalen 121 (2010), pp. 315–361. (not evaluated)
Web links
Commons : Ferdinand Abt - Collection of images, videos and audio files
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SURNAME | Abbot, Ferdinand |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1877 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Idstein |
DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1962 |
Place of death | Idstein |