Hans Kurz (master builder)
Hans Kurz (* around 1550 in Memhölz , Fürststift Kempten ; † 1608, according to other sources 1601 in Heilbronn ; also Hans Kurtz ) was a German builder at the time of the Renaissance .
In 1571 Kurz worked for the Teutonic Order in Ellingen , where he also married his wife Cordula. In 1576 he came to Heilbronn and received citizenship in 1578. From 1579 to around 1600 he rebuilt the Heilbronn town hall in the Renaissance style and expanded it several times. So in 1593 a large north wing was built, later containing the council chamber, which enclosed a common inner courtyard with the complex of new chancellery and syndicate building that was built between 1590 and 1600 to the northeast . Kurz worked on other buildings in Heilbronn such as the Barefoot Monastery and the Bollwerksturm and was also appointed to external palace buildings, including Stettenfels , Kirchberg an der Jagst and Döttingen am Kocher .
literature
- Kurz (Kurtz), Hans . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 22 : Krügner – Leitch . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1928.
Individual evidence
- ^ Helmut Schmolz, Hubert Weckbach: Heilbronn. History and life of a city. 2nd Edition. Konrad, Weißenhorn 1973, ISBN 3-87437-062-3 . No. 299: Hans Kurz, the town hall builder (around 1550 Memhölz, Kempten Abbey - 1608 Heilbronn), around 1600. p. 104.
- ^ A b c Bernhard Lattner with texts by Joachim J. Hennze: Stille Zeitzeugen. 500 years of Heilbronn architecture. Edition Lattner, Heilbronn 2005, ISBN 3-9807729-6-9 . P. 110.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | In short, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kurtz, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1550 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memhölz , Prince Abbey of Kempten |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1601 or 1608 |
| Place of death | Heilbronn |