Georg Greggenhofer

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The hunting pavilion in Eutin, a work by Greggenhofer
The gatehouse at Gut Hasselburg

Georg Greggenhofer (* 1718 or 1719 in Greggenhofen near Immenstadt , † May 4, 1779 in Eutin ) was a German builder .

He probably worked for the Margravine Wilhelmine in Bayreuth , whose sister Luise Ulrike and her husband Adolf Friedrich von Holstein-Gottorf ascended the Swedish royal throne.

Greggenhofer participated in the construction of the Drottningholmstheater in Stockholm in 1753/54 . The first demonstrable building by Georg Greggenhofer in Schleswig-Holstein is the Rundhof manor house in 1753/55 . In 1757 he created the gatehouse at the Wellingsbüttel manor , in 1763 the gatehouse at Gut Hasselburg and in 1769 the gatehouse at Gut Testorf . In 1770/72 his name appears when the Dobersdorf manor was built .

In 1770 he was appointed court architect in Eutin / Holstein. He built the St. George's Hospital and the orangery in Eutin in 1772. He built a hunting pavilion for Prince Bishop Ulrike Friederike in 1776 on the Ukleisee , the stucco hall of which was restored in 1954 after severe deterioration. For Prince-Bishop Friedrich August , he created the Eutin College House in 1777–79. The church tower in Oldenburg in Holstein was also based on his designs. Georg Greggenhofer's impressive work shows his position in the history of architecture as the last master of the late baroque in Schleswig-Holstein. Greggenhofer also left traces in the royal seat of Oldenburg (Oldb) , where the palace was expanded from 1774 to 1778 according to his plans .

Greggenhofer died in Eutin at the beginning of May 1779. In the death register it was said: On May 11th, the court architect Greggenhofer, who turned 60, was appointed. As long as he was in Eutin, he confessed to his religion and also died in his faith.

literature

  • Ulrich Pietsch : Greggenhofer, Georg . In: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck. Volume 6, Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982

Web links

Commons : Georg Greggenhofer  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Construction of the Holmer wing , accessed on November 18, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Greggenhofer, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German builder of the late baroque
DATE OF BIRTH 1718 or 1719
PLACE OF BIRTH Greggenhofen
DATE OF DEATH May 4, 1779
Place of death Eutin