Heinrich Oidtmann II

Heinrich Oidtmann II (born November 19, 1861 in Linnich ; † March 23, 1912 there ) was a doctor , author and entrepreneur . He headed the Oidtmann glass painting company founded by his father Heinrich Oidtmann , which is still a family business today.

Life

Like his father, Heinrich Oidtmann studied medicine in Bonn. He became a member of the Corps Teutonia Bonn and the Corps Rhenania Bonn . After completing his studies, he worked as a doctor in Aachen . Even before his father's death (1890) he joined the company as managing director. His special achievement lies in the writing of standard works and essays on glass painting .

Since Heinrich Oidtmann died early, he was unable to complete many of his book projects.

The company was continued by his son Heinrich Oidtmann III .

Heinrich Oidtmann was a great-grandson of Johann Joseph Gottfried Opfergelt (1770–1842).

Works (selection)

Title page of the book: Die Rheinischen Glasmalereien ... , Vol. 1

The stained glass. Generally shown understandably . Bachem-Verlag , Cologne 1893 to 1898
History of Swiss stained glass . Leipzig 1905
The stained glass in old Franconia . Leipzig 1907
The Rhenish stained glass from the 12th to the 16th century . Vol. 1, Schwann Verlag, Düsseldorf 1912
Contributions to glass painting for Herders Conversations-Lexikon (Freiburg i.Br. 1906) and Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (Leipzig 1906)

literature

Erich Stephany , Adam C. Oellers , Ulf-Dietrich Korn u. a .: light. Glass color. Glass and stone work from the Rhenish workshops of Dr. Heinrich Oidtmann. M. Brimberg Verlag, Aachen 1982, ISBN 3-923773-00-5 , 207-217.

Web links

Commons : Glasmalerei Oidtmann (Linnich) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the Glasmalerei Oidtmann ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2

Individual evidence

↑ 694. † Oidtmann, Heinrich . In: Matriculation of the Bonner Rhenania 1820 1970 , 1970, p. 132, Volume 4 of the blue books of the Bonner Rhenania .

personal data
SURNAME	Oidtmann, Heinrich II
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German doctor and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	November 19, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH	Linnich
DATE OF DEATH	March 23, 1912
Place of death	Linnich

[1] 694. † Oidtmann, Heinrich . In: Matriculation of the Bonner Rhenania 1820 1970 , 1970, p. 132, Volume 4 of the blue books of the Bonner Rhenania .