Jakob Singer (master builder, 1718)
Jakob Singer (born July 25, 1718 in Forchach ; † March 10, 1788 in Lucerne ) was an Austrian-Swiss builder .
Life
His parents were the married couple Johann Georg Singer and Anna, née Pföffer. His younger brother, the later master builder Johann Anton Singer (1721–1795), was in places involved in the work of Jakob Singer and developed his own designs and implemented them in his own work. After Jakob Singer became Hintersäss (resident without citizenship) in Lucerne in 1756 , he was accepted into the Safran Guild in 1757 . In 1758 he received civil rights and married Barbara Imbach in 1759, with whom he had nine children.
Realizations
- 1733–1735: Kirchbichl parish church
- 1740–1746: Parish church Ellmau
- 1746: Sarnen College
- 1748/1750/1755 Achenkirch parish church
- 1752: Luthern parish church
- 1758: Parish Church of St. Martin in Hochdorf
- 1769–1774: Schwyz parish church
Chronological catalog raisonné in: Heinz Horat: The master builders Singer in the Swiss construction company of the 18th century . Rex Verlag, Lucerne / Stuttgart 1980 (Lucerne Historical Publications, 10), pp. 31–32. ISBN 3-7252-0359-8
Web link
- Heinz Horat: Singer, Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heinz Horat: Singer, Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ↑ 250 years of St. Martin's Church in Hochdorf (PDF file; 3.33 MB); Retrieved October 17, 2012
- ↑ Luther and his story ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved October 17, 2012
- ^ Parish church of St. Martin in Hochdorf ; Retrieved October 17, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Singer, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-Swiss builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1718 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forchach |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1788 |
| Place of death | Lucerne |