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Jacob Bläser (* around 1651 ; buried at the Trinity Festival May 22, 1712 in Altona ) was a carpenter .

Life

Jacob Blaser's origins and curriculum vitae are poorly documented. Since a certificate was deposited in the button of the spire during the repair and redesign of the tower of the Rellinger Church in 1702/03, which mentions an "excellent and art-experienced master carpenter Jacob Bleser, a native of Darmstadt", it is possible that the carpenter came from there. Nothing is known about his parents, the date of birth 1651 is not proven with certainty.

Bläser probably learned the trade of carpenter and reached northern Germany during his traveling years. According to a protocol of the city court in Altona from March 26, 1688, he joined the Zimmeramt von Glückstadt and on February 14, 1683 received royal permission to work in Altona. He did not join the room guild that had existed there since April 17, 1683 due to the existing membership of the organization in Glückstadt.

In 1682 he married Agneta Plate (~ 1661-1716) from Altona and lived there permanently. The couple had three daughters and one son. The son named Johann Christian (~ 1697–1764) acquired Altona citizenship around 1722 and became a miller.

Buildings

From 1688 to 1694 Bläser built a new tower for the St. Trinity Church in Altona. The baroque church is his most famous work. He was probably based on the Hamburg main churches Sankt Katharinen , Sankt Nikolai and Sankt Michaelis , all of which were built by Peter Marquard . The parish of the St. Trinity Church awarded him, according to Johannes Biernatzki "out of veneration", a 19 3/8 lot silver beaker. Even Ernst Georg Sonnin is said to have praised the building.

Since the tower of the Trinity Church is very reminiscent of that of the St. Laurentius Church in Tönning , it can be assumed that Bläser made the plans for it. The master builder Nicolaus Wilhelm Fischer took over the construction. It is also known that in 1703 the wind instrument covered the spire of the Rellinger Church.

literature

• Rudolf Jaeger: Wind instruments, Jacob . in: Schleswig-Holstein Biographical Lexicon . Volume 1. Karl Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 1970, pp. 74-76