Franz Joseph Salffekt
Franz Joseph Sal Wirk (born February 3, 1762 in Mollenberg , Hergensweiler parish; † December 11, 1820 in Milan , in Italy Giuseppe Salvirch ) was an engraver .
His mother Maria Magdalena b. Wocher comes from Langenargen on Lake Constance.
From 1779 he worked as an engraver and medalist at the Mint in Milan, where he succeeded the chief engraver Gerolamo Vassallo on July 4, 1808 .
He cut the dies of numerous coins that emanated from the Milan mint under French and Austrian rule and made numerous commemorative medals. Salffekt confessed to Langenargen as his home town all his life.
literature
- Paul Beck : Salwohl, Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 30, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 286.
- Hermann Eggart: Franz Josef Salwohl. Chief engraver and medalist in Milan , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 53rd year 1924, pp. 115–122 ( digitized version )
- Johann B. Kichler: The story of Langenargen and the House of Montfort . Second revised and enlarged edition by Hermann Eggart, pastor in Langenargen. 1926.
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| SURNAME | Salffekt, Franz Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salvirch, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Engraver and medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mollenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1820 |
| Place of death | Milan |