Fritz Möhler

Möhler's tabernacle in the Freiburg Minster

Fritz Möhler (born October 23, 1896 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ; † July 1, 1978 there ) was a German goldsmith and professor .

Life

Möhler founded a workshop in Schwäbisch Gmünd in 1923, which was recognized in the German Empire . In 1946 Möhler built up the local goldsmiths' guild and became head master of the guild , an office he held until 1966. In 1948 he was appointed professor for goldsmithing at the state higher technical school for the precious metal industry in Schwäbisch Gmünd . In the 1950s he worked as a state guild master and, among other things, brought together the Baden and Württemberg guilds. In May 1957 Möhler was elected Deputy President of the Central Association of German Goldsmiths, Silversmiths and Jewelers .

Möhler died in 1978 and was buried in the Leonhard Cemetery in Gmünd .

Honors

• 1944 Golden Ring of Honor from the Society for Goldsmithing
• 1968 Silver cup and honorary master by the Central Association of German Goldsmiths, Silversmiths and Jewelers

Works (selection)

• Cross altar in Freiburg Minster
• Hanging cross in the basilica of St. Vitus Ellwangen with Rudolf Müller-Erb
• 1949 chain of office of the Lord Mayor of Stuttgart (on behalf of Arnulf Klett , a public discussion developed about the circumstances of her appointment)
• 1955 chain of office of the Lord Mayor of Mannheim
• 1965 chain of office of the Lord Mayor of Backnang

Publications

• Goldsmith's work , Volume 1, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1930.
• Goldsmithing , Volume 2: Church goldsmithing, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1930.

Web links

Commons : Fritz Möhler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Tomb with life data on genealogy.net (status: October 11, 2013).
2. ↑ Fritz Möhler on multimedium.de (as of October 11, 2013).
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Chronicle of the Central Association of Goldsmiths 1941 to 1950 ( Memento of the original from December 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 1951 to 1960 ( Memento of the original from December 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and 1061 to 1970 ( Memento of the original from December 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (As of October 11, 2013).   
4. ^ Rudolf Müller-Erb: The cross altar of the Freiburg Minster , Berlin / Freiburg im Breisgau Christophorus-Verlag - Herder KG 1941.
5. ↑ Article "Every rooster also has spurs. We all have defects" in the Spiegel from May 26, 1949.
6. ↑ Article "Gold and silver for worthy occasions" ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2015 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. in the Stuttgarter Nachrichten on October 7, 2010. 
7. ↑ MARCHIVUM : Chronicle star . May 2, 1955, accessed September 30, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Article "You should show them now and then. 45 years ago: Backnang receives a chain of office donated by manufacturer Carl Kaess" in the Backnang district newspaper on August 21, 2010.