Friedrich Arnold (master builder)

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Friedrich Arnold at the age of about 40

Friedrich Johann Andreas Arnold (born January 23, 1786 in Karlsruhe ; † November 24, 1854 ) was a German architect and construction clerk who was in the service of the Grand Duchy of Baden .

Life

Friedrich Arnold came from a carpentry family in Karlsruhe and attended high school in Karlsruhe . He was a student of Friedrich Weinbrenner , who was a cousin of his mother. His older brother Christoph was also an architect.

In 1811 Friedrich Arnold became Professor of Architecture at the University of Freiburg and from 1816 an architect at the Baden War Ministry. In 1825 Arnold became military director of Baden. Barracks and hospitals in Baden and the salt pans in Rappenau and Dürrheim were built according to plans by Friedrich Arnold .

Friedrich Arnold was a member of the Masonic Lodge "Leopold zur Treue" and, since 1810, of the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Livorno . In 1825 the Grand Duke honored him with the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion .

He was married to Amalie von Stuber († 1855). The later Prussian major general Friedrich Arnold (1823–1881) was his son.

Buildings (selection)

Former saltworks administration in Bad Rappenau

literature

  • Gerhard Everke: Christoph and Friedrich Arnold. Two architects of classicism in Baden. (2 volumes) PhD thesis, University of Freiburg, 1990 (not evaluated)
  • Michael Rothenhöfer: Christoph and Friedrich Arnold. Architects of classicism in the Kraichgau. In: Bad Rappenauer Heimatbote. 15, 2004 (not evaluated)

Web links

Commons : Friedrich Arnold  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saline Dürrheim, with photos ( memento of the original from January 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.badischewanderungen.de
  2. ↑ Cadet House, with photos ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.badischewanderungen.de
personal data
SURNAME Arnold, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arnold, Friedrich Johann Andreas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect, building official in Karlsruhe for the Grand Ducal Baden
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 1854