Gustav Kießler

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Gustav Kießler

Gustav Kießler (born May 12, 1807 in Görlitz ; † 1883 ; full name: Gustav Julius Gotthelf Kießler ) was a German master mason and building contractor who, as a member of the Görlitz city council, was also active in local politics. He was also a member of the Freemason Lodge, the Crowned Snake, founded in 1764 (Görlitz, No. 49).

In Görlitz, Kießler was involved in the construction of the Neisse Viaduct , the first train station and the theater . His house was on Sonnenstrasse, which he helped initiate.

Individual evidence

  1. a b loge49.de: Ancestors "To the crowned snake" . Retrieved January 2, 2012 .
  2. ^ Richard Jecht: History of the City of Görlitz, Volume 1, Half Volume 2 . Verlag des Magistrates der Stadt Görlitz, 1934, p. 629, 641, 704, 709 .