Friedrich Schütze (organ builder)

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Friedrich Schütze (* 1808 in Dessau ; † unknown) was a German organ builder who also worked in Belgium and France.

Life

Friedrich Schütze trained in organ building from Eduard Zuberbier in his hometown and later from Eberhard Friedrich Walcker . From 1838 to 1847 he worked for Josef Merklin (1766–1857) in Wiehre , married his daughter and became a partner in the company. He then went to his brother-in-law Joseph Merklin in Brussels and became his partner. The company then traded as Merklin-Schütze. The company owners took over the Ducroquet company in Paris in 1855 , continued it as a branch of the parent company and founded another branch in Lyon in 1865 . Friedrich Schütze later set up his own business in Brussels.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Hermann Fischer , Theodor Wohnhaas : Lexicon of southern German organ builders. Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 1994, p. 379.
  2. ^ Hermann Fischer, Theodor Wohnhaas: Lexicon of southern German organ builders. Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 1994, p. 257.
personal data
SURNAME Sagittarius, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organ builder
DATE OF BIRTH 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Dessau
DATE OF DEATH 19th century or 20th century