Jakob Grubenmann
Jakob Grubenmann (born January 10, 1694 in Teufen , Appenzell Ausserrhoden , † October 5, 1758 in Hombrechtikon , Zurich ) was a Swiss builder.
Life
Jakob Grubenmann was born in Teufen as the first son of the carpenter and master builder Ulrich Grubenmann (1668–1736). Grubenmann married Magdalena Oertli, the daughter of the Landammann, in 1731. Jakob Grubenmann had two sons, Hans Jakob (1745–1816) and Hans Ulrich (1753–1805), both of whom took up other professions.
He made a name for himself especially in the reconstruction of Bischofszell after the fire in 1743, where he built 13 houses together with his younger brothers Johannes and Hans Ulrich .
He also built at least 23 Reformed and Catholic churches in all of Eastern Switzerland and in neighboring countries.
Works
Churches
- Memory 1723
- Buhler 1723
- Weinfelden 1726
- Haggenschwil 1729
- Steinach 1742
- Stone AR 1749
- Sulgen 1751
- Grub 1752
- Eschenbach 1753
- St. Gallenkappell 1754
- Forest 1757
- Hombrechtikon 1758
Secular buildings
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- Kawatzen Palace (now the Haus zum Cavazzen City Museum ) and Baumgarten Palace in Lindau in Lake Constance , 1728
- Rectory Lustdorf, 1728
- Heidelberg country estate near Bischofszell , 1744
literature
- Josef Killer: The works of the builders Grubenmann . Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1985, ISBN 3-7643-1694-2
Web links
- Thomas Fuchs: Pit man, Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Grubenmann Museum in the Teufen arsenal
- The works of the master builders Grubenmann e-text of the ETHZ , doctoral thesis by Josef Killer, Zurich 1942 (PDF file; 26.59 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pit man, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1694 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teufen AR |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 5, 1758 |
| Place of death | Hombrechtikon |