Johann Adam Knipper the Younger
Johann Adam Knipper the Younger (born August 26, 1784 in Harskirchen , † April 1, 1870 in Saarbrücken ) was an architect and builder in Saarbrücken.
Life
Knipper was born the son of foreman Johann Adam Knipper the Elder (1746–1811) and his wife Margaretha Anna Katharina Hügel (1757–1826). Knipper married Karoline Margarethe Mühlenbacher (1784–1863) on June 23, 1808 in Saarbrücken. The couple had 5 children.
In addition to the reconstruction of the Saarbrücken Castle and the restoration of the Castle Church, his special achievements as an architect include the construction of some residential houses in Saarbrücken that have been preserved to this day. He was also the construction manager for the construction of the Evangelical Church in Bischmisheim, one of the most important classicist buildings in southwest Germany. As a builder, Knipper worked closely with Balthasar Wilhelm Stengel .
Knipper is buried in the Alt-Saarbrücken cemetery .
Works
- 1809 Construction of the residential building at Saarstrasse 14 in St. Johann
- 1810 Construction of the residential building at 17 Schlossplatz in Saarbrücken
- 1810 rebuilding of Saarbrücken Castle (with Hugo Dihm )
- 1811–1812 residential building at Vorstadtstrasse 57
- 1817 Construction of the JC Koehl'schen trading house (Saarstrasse 17, destroyed in the war)
- 1822–1823 management of the new building of the Protestant church in Bischmisheim according to the plans of Karl Friedrich Schinkel
- 1830 Design of a morgue for the Protestant cemetery in Saarbrücken
- 1834 Design of a classicist mansion for Carl Friedrich Stumm in Neunkirchen (realized after revision by Peter Joseph König)
- 1841–1844 construction management for the restoration of the castle church in Saarbrücken and construction of the side gallery
- Construction of various garden houses
literature
- Christof Trepesch: Master builder family Knipper in Saarbrücken. A contribution to the architecture and garden art of the 19th century in the Saar region (= topic: monographs on the art and cultural history of the Saar region. Vol. 1). Edition Europa, Walsheim 1997, ISBN 3-931773-11-6 , pp. 6-9.
- Walther Zimmermann : The art monuments of the city and the district of Saarbrücken. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1932, p. 289 (Unchanged reprint. Association for Monument Preservation, Saarbrücken 1975).
Web links
- Knipper in the Saarland biographies
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knipper, Johann Adam the Younger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect and builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harskirchen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1870 |
| Place of death | Saarbrücken |