Gideon Bacher
Gideon Bacher (born December 3, 1565 in Ulm (baptism date), † October 20, 1619 in Neuburg an der Donau ) was a German architect and fortress builder.
life and work
Gideon Bacher apprenticed to his father Peter Bacher , a master bricklayer based in Ulm , from 1580 to 1583 . From 1585 he himself worked as a master bricklayer in Ulm, then from 1589 for the margrave Jakob III. For this he rebuilt the castle Hochburg and built the castle and stables in Emmendingen . From 1591 to 1604 he worked as a builder for the margrave in Ansbach , where, for example, the main tower of St. Gumbertus (1594) goes back to him.
Meanwhile also emerged as a fortress builder, Bacher was appointed to Ulm in 1604 and after a study trip through Poland, Saxony and the Mark in 1605 the city's master builder. There he expanded, among other things, the oath house and built several patrician houses. Differences with the city council and the collapse of one of the three bastions he had built led to several interruptions of his employment in Ulm and, in 1615, to his dismissal. As early as 1612, he was again active as a consultant and appraiser in Ansbach and other cities, such as Berlin. For Duke Johann Casimir , he expanded the fortress Coburg into a state fortress. Gideon Bacher worked as a ducal architect in Munich until 1618, and in 1619 he built entrenchments in Neuburg an der Donau.
Individual evidence
literature
- Great Bavarian Biographical Encyclopedia . KG Saur, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-598-11460-1 , p. 85
- Albrecht Rieber: Bacher, Gideon. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 494 f. ( Digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bacher, Gideon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bacher, Gedion; Pacher, Gideon; Pacher, Gedion |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect and fortress builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1565 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ulm |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1619 |
| Place of death | Neuburg on the Danube |