Ferdinand von Werden
Ferdinand von Werden (officially Von Werden until 1937 ; * July 25, 1880 in Landshut ; † April 10, 1948 in Eichstätt ) was a German Catholic priest and professor of art history at the Eichstätt University of Applied Sciences . He was a clergyman .
His most important achievement lies in the restoration of Eichstätt Cathedral in the war years 1939–45. He was a close colleague of Matthias Ehrenfried , the Bishop of Würzburg from 1924 and a Nazi opponent. In November 1933, von Werden signed the German professors' confession of Adolf Hitler . In 1935 he designed the coat of arms for the Eichstätter Bishop Michael Rackl .
Fonts
- Diaries for the restoration of the Eichstätt Cathedral 1938–1945 . Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 1999
- The coat of arms of Bishop Johannes Michael von Eichstätt . Eichstätt, Brönner, 1935
literature
- Ludwig Brandl: Ferdinand von Werden - About the person . In: Ferdinand von Werden: Diaries for the restoration of the Eichstätt cathedral 1938–1945 , Wiesbaden 1999, p. XVIIff ( partial digitization )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Be, Ferdinand von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | From becoming, Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Landshut |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1948 |
| Place of death | Eichstatt |