Ferdinand Moser

Ferdinand Moser (born July 14, 1859 in Kronach ; † July 23, 1930 in Würzburg ) was a German graphic artist and designer as well as a teacher and director of the arts and crafts school .

Life

Moser was born as the son of the Royal Forestry Council Ferdinand Moser . After Moser had completed elementary school and a grammar school in Munich , he studied at the Royal School of Applied Arts in Munich , the Technical University of Munich and finally at the Munich Art Academy . At the art academy, he passed the state examination for drawing and modeling.

In the years 1878/1879 he was a substitute teacher at secondary schools. He later got a job as an assistant for arts and crafts drawing at the municipal craft school in Munich. In 1884 he became the main teacher at this school. In the 1880s he worked on the interior design of the extension of the Munich Central Station .

In 1891 he became sub-director of the Hanover School of Crafts and Crafts , and in 1892 he took the position of director of the Magdeburg School of Crafts and Crafts . At the request of the Prussian Ministry of Culture, Moser developed the first written program for this school and introduced the practice of annual reports, which was retained until 1916.

In 1897 he left Magdeburg and became rector of the Royal Bavarian District Building Trade School in Kaiserslautern . At the same time he held the position of director of the Palatinate Industrial Museum there . During his tenure, the museum was expanded and the exhibits on display were expanded. By taking over the collection of the art patron Joseph Benzino , he succeeded in expanding the museum into an art museum with a national reputation.

His decision to introduce a drawing course for women and girls, the so-called ladies' academy , from 1901 caused a sensation .

In 1904 he was awarded the title of professor for his services . At the end of 1908 he became director of the Polytechnic Central Association in Würzburg.

Fonts

• Ornamental plant studies in the field of native flora. 1888.
• Handbook of plant ornamentation. At the same time a collection of individual motifs for draftsmen and artisans. Leipzig 1893.
• Ornamental templates for commercial technical and advanced training schools. 1893/1894 and 1895. (together with Carl Skomal)
• The applied arts and crafts school in Magdeburg 1793-1893. In: Kunstgewerbeblatt , New Series, 5th year 1893/1894, page 4 ff.
• The wood carver boy from the Rhön. ("Artist novel") Würzburg 1921.

literature

• Norbert Eisold at the Magdeburg School of Applied Arts and Crafts 1793–1963. Magdeburg 1993, page 52.
• Gerd Kley: Moser, Ferdinand. In: Guido Heinrich, Gunter Schandera (ed.): Magdeburg Biographical Lexicon 19th and 20th centuries. Biographical lexicon for the state capital Magdeburg and the districts of Bördekreis, Jerichower Land, Ohrekreis and Schönebeck. Scriptum, Magdeburg 2002, ISBN 3-933046-49-1 , p. 481f.

Web links

• Biographical website