Hans Walter (cabinet maker)
Hans Walter (mentioned from 1590 in Basel; † July 17, 1610 in Basel ) was a Swiss carpenter of German origin.
Life
Hans Walter was a son of Hans Waldner (mentioned 1561–1603), a carpenter from Ravensburg , active in Innsbruck and Augsburg . In 1590 he bought the citizenship of the city of Basel and the guild rights of the spinning weather guild . In 1598 he was the main master in the manufacture of the "head stalls" for the Basel Minster (today in the Basel Historical Museum ).
literature
- Dieter Pfister : Franz Pergo. On furniture art in northwestern Switzerland around 1600. W. Jäggi, Basel 1984, ISBN 3-906430-51-0 .
- Dieter Pfister, Sabine Häberli, Astrid Kübli: Basler Möbelkunst from 1450 to 1950 , Basel 2002; ISBN 3-7965-1893-1
- Stefan Hess , Wolfgang Loescher : Furniture in Basel. Art and craft of the carpenters until 1798. Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel 2012, ISBN 978-3-85616-545-1 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walter, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waldner, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss carpenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1590 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1610 |
| Place of death | Basel |