Hans Owl
Hans Eule (born March 15, 1923 in Johanngeorgenstadt ; † August 22, 1971 ) was a German organ builder .
In 1957 he took over the management of the traditional organ building workshop Hermann Eule Orgelbau in Bautzen , which he held until his death in 1971. Several larger organs come from him, for example for the Cathedral in Halberstadt and the Cathedral of St. Mary in Zwickau . With 6000 pipes, the Marienkirche is the largest church organ built in the GDR . A total of 134 organs were built during his time, including organs for export to Sweden , the Soviet Union and the Federal Republic.
Hans Eule died on August 22nd, 1971 and was buried in the Eulesches inheritance funeral in the cemetery of the Bautzner divers church . His widow Ingeborg Eule (1925–2017) took over the management. Even after the last big wave of nationalization in the GDR (1972) she remained the manager of the state-owned company until 1988. After the fall of the Wall, she was able to achieve reprivatisation and was its owner until 2005, when she transferred this position to her granddaughter Anne-Christin Eule (* 1975 ) submitted.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hermann J. Busch: The Nikolaikirche in Leipzig and its organ . Edition 5. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2004, ISBN 3-374-02205-7 , p. 111 .
- ^ Ingeborg Eule: Hermann Eule Orgelbau: 1872–1997 - A contribution to the history of organ building in Saxony . Pape, 1997, ISBN 3-921140-48-X , pp. 29 .
Web links
- 1957 - 1971 Hans Eule's time in the chronicle of Eule organ building
- Hans Eule ( Memento from August 2, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) in the Upper Lusatia Biographical Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Owl, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organ builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Johanngeorgenstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd August 1971 |