Johann Heinrich Sutermeister
Johann (Hans) Heinrich Sutermeister (* 1733 ; † 1802 ) was a Swiss bell founder and councilor . Sutermeister was the son of the bell founder Daniel Sutermeister , brother of the bell founder and councilor Johann Konrad Sutermeister and the uncle of the bell founder Samuel Hieronymus Sutermeister .
Johann Heinrich Sutermeister first married Maria Katharina Rychner. He cast bells by himself in Zofingen and then moved to Aarau , where he cast bells with Johann Heinrich Bär . After his death he married his widow and moved back to Zofingen and had a daughter and two sons with her. He cast bells with his brother Johann Konrad Sutermeister and with Daniel Kuhn . Alone he cast bells in 1774 for Schwarzenbach near Sursee , in 1776 for chapels in Sursee and in 1777 for a chapel in Ruswil . He also cast about 18 bells in the same region with his nephew Samuel Hieronymus Sutermeister , who later took over the business.
literature
- Moriz Sutermeister : Sutermeister, Daniel . In: Swiss Artist Lexicon . tape 3 . Frauenfeld 1913, p. 291–292 ( online [accessed October 13, 2018]).
- Moriz Sutermeister : The bells of Zofingen. 1903. Manuscripts Online
- Arnold Nüscheler : The bell inscriptions in the reformed part of the canton of Bern. Bern: Stämpfli 1882, p. 143.
- History friend, XXX, p. 157.
- Argovia XXX, p. 118.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Moriz Sutermeister: Sutermeister, Daniel . In: Swiss Artist Lexicon . tape 3 . Frauenfeld 1913, p. 291–292 ( online [accessed October 13, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Suter master, Johann Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sutermeister, Hans Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss bell foundry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1733 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1802 |