Heinrich Ahrens (sculptor)

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Heinrich Ahrens (born March 11, 1845 in Hanover ; † May 18, 1904 ibid) was a German sculptor , stone sculptor and heraldist and author on the history of the city of Hanover .

Live and act

Born in the royal seat of the Kingdom of Hanover , Heinrich Ahrens learned the art of sculpture from Carl Dopmeyer . In 1867 Ahrens became self-employed and during this time came into contact with questions of heraldry both in decorative orders and in the creation of tombs . In 1888 he co-founded the heraldic association Zum Kleeblatt from 1888 in Hanover , which he took over as chairman in the same year and held this office until 1904. In addition, Ahrens published the heraldic writings .

Ahrens came forward with several writings local history of Hanover, including in 1893 by Rudolf Kempf designed and Georg Alpers junior laid Mappenwerk Old Hanover with 30 large-format picture boards and 96 in the light pressure reproduced image templates, which cover A. Harbers & Brager printed.

Heinrich Ahrens has also worked as the facility's inspector since the establishment of the Hanover State Insurance Company.

Ahrens himself died of a stroke in 1904 .

Publications (selection)

  • History of the garden community in the Königl. Residence city of Hanover. For the good of the St. Pauluskirche in Hanover , Hanover: Schlütersche Buchdruckerei, 1883
  • Herrenhausen and its sights. Guide through Herrenhausen and its sights . Cruse, Hanover 1887.
  • Hanoverian landscape and city arms. With 89 coats of arms on 20 plates in photolithography and color printing . Self-published, Hanover 1891.
  • Georg Alpers junior (ed.), Heinrich Ahrens (text), Rudolf Kempf (ill.): Alt-Hannover . Georg Alpers junior, Hanover 1893.
  • The German Reichstag building in its heraldic decorations and its inscriptions . In: Vierteljahrsschrift für Wappen-, Siegel- und Familienkunde 23, 1895, pp. 419–461 (also separately Ost, Hannover and Leipzig 1896).

literature

  • Franz Rudolf Zankl : Epilogue , in: Schöne Alt-Hannover. Views of the royal capital and residence city (earlier edition: Georg Alpers junior (ed.), Heinrich Ahrens (text), Rudolf Kempf (ill.): Old Hanover , Hanover: Georg Alpers junior, 1893), reprint of the 1893 edition using the original in the Lower Saxony State Library under the signature XII. B.1.2.b, 391 2 o , with an afterword by Franz Rudolf Zankl. Schlütersche Verlagsanstalt und Druckerei, Hannover 1981, ISBN 3-87706-187-7 , pp. 67–72, here: v. a. P. 67f.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Franz Rudolf Zankl: Afterword (see literature)
  2. ↑ NN : Honorary Chairperson ... Chairperson ... on the page zum-kleeblatt.de ; Honorary chairwoman of the heraldic association "ZUM KLEEBLATT" ( Memento from November 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) as a PDF document , last accessed on November 11, 2014
  3. ↑ Compare the information on the cover picture
personal data
SURNAME Ahrens, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ahrens, Heinrich Ludwig Remigius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German stone sculptor, heraldist, non-fiction author on the history of Hanover and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1904
Place of death Hanover