Johann Ferdinand Beer

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Johann Ferdinand Beer , also Bär (born October 19, 1731 in Au ; † January 1, 1789 ibid) was an Austrian builder in the Baroque era .

Life

origin

Johann Ferdinand Beer came from the family of architects Beer and was a son of Joseph Gottfried Beer (1704-1791) and Maria Moosbrugger (* 1705, † 1749), which also came from a family of architects.

He was married to Barbara Berbig (1735-1803) and had a daughter Maria Anna (1771-1830).

Act

After his apprenticeship, which lasted from 1745 to 1748, he began his career with his uncle Johann Michael Beer and spent 20 years with him. From 1760 he built the collegiate church of St. Gallen , where Johann Ferdinand Beer was allowed to participate. From 1767 to 1769, as a master builder of St. Gallen, he built a representative building on the eastern edge of the grounds of the Prince Abbey of St. Gallen (Pfalz St. Gallen).

In his career he created numerous buildings and churches in and around St. Gallen. He worked with the plasterer Peter Anton Moosbrugger , among others . From 1751 to 1787 he trained 30 apprentices.

He is considered the most productive and last nationally known builder of the Beer family.

Buildings (selection)

  • 1763 to 1769: works at the prince abbey of St. Gallen
  • 1767 to 1769: Pfalz St. Gallen (government building)
  • 1776 to 1778: Parish church of St. Johannes Baptist in Bernhardzell , his brother Johannes was a Palier
  • 1777/1778: St. Fiden Church in St. Gallen
  • 1779 to 1781: Convent building of the monastery in Mehrerau
  • 1782 to 1784: St. Maria Magdalena in Untereggen
  • 1783/1784: Church of St. Martin Bruggen in St. Gallen

literature

  • Brockhaus : Johann Ferdinand Beer, http://brockhaus.at/ecs/enzy/article/beer-johann-ferdinand

Web links

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ute Pfanner: Architectura practica: Baroque master builder and modern building school from Vorarlberg; [Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, July 22nd to October 8th, 2006] . Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, 2006, ISBN 978-3-901802-26-3 , p. 65 ( google.de [accessed on May 10, 2018]).
  2. ^ A b c Rudolf Vierhaus: Aachen - Braniss . Walter de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-094657-4 , p. 487 ( google.de [accessed on May 9, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Paul Henry Boerlin: The Cathedral of St. Gallen: a contribution to the history of German baroque architecture . Francke Verlag, 1964, p. 25 ( google.de [accessed on May 9, 2018]).
  4. ^ Studies and communications on the history of the Benedictine order and its branches . A. Pustet, 1968, p. 428 ( google.de [accessed on May 9, 2018]).
  5. ^ Hanspeter Landolt, Theodor Seeger: Swiss Baroque Churches . Huber and Company, 1948, p. 82 ( google.de [accessed on May 9, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Abererchronik book version . In: Issuu . S. 124 ( issuu.com [accessed May 10, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Sankt-Gallen history 2003: Early modern times: population, culture . Office for Culture of the Canton of St. Gallen, 2003, ISBN 978-3-908048-43-5 , p. 240 ( google.de [accessed on May 9, 2018]).
  8. ^ Herbert Schindler: Lake Constance Art Landscape: A Mirror of European Culture . F. Stadler, 1981, ISBN 978-3-7077-0064-0 , pp. 41 ( google.de [accessed on May 9, 2018]).
  9. ↑ Schweizerische Bauzeitung: weekly for architecture, engineering, machine technology . Printed by H. Zürcher, 1973, p. 488 ( google.de [accessed on May 12, 2018]).
  10. ↑ Bernhard Schütz, Albert Hirmer: The Church Baroque Architecture in Bavaria and Upper Swabia 1580-1780 . Hirmer, 2000, p. 101 ( google.de [accessed on May 9, 2018]).
  11. ↑ Schweizerische Bauzeitung: weekly for architecture, engineering, machine technology . Printed by H. Zürcher, 1973, p. 499 ( google.de [accessed on May 12, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Beer, Johann Ferdinand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bear, Johann Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian builder
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1731
PLACE OF BIRTH Au
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1789
Place of death Au