Johann Hermann Maack

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Johann Hermann Maack (born October 4, 1809 in Hamburg ; † May 12, 1868 in Hamburg) was a German civil engineer and construction clerk . His maxim was: "The greatest possible solidity, furthermore practicality, beauty and at the same time a moderate cost requirement."

Life

Johann Hermann Maack was the son of Johann Friedrich Daniel Maack (* 1773 in Mölln ; † 1852 in Hamburg) and his wife Marie Cäcilie, b. Stresow (* 1780 in Lübeck; † in Hamburg). The parents' marriage took place on December 14, 1806. Maack was born in 1809 at Niedernstrasse 122 in Hamburg. The father was a tobacco manufacturer and from 1814 a broker in Nordic products.

Attending school was followed by (1825–1829) training with the Danish building inspector Georg Wilhelm Timmermann who was employed as a condukteur at the building administration in Lübeck, as a site manager, and with initial experience in connection with the planning and construction of the Stecknitz-Delvenau Canal were connected.

In 1832 he began his two-year studies with his mentor, whom he had previously met in Lübeck, Christian Friedrich Hansen at the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen , which was followed by a study trip to Holland lasting several months. The Averhoff Foundation in Hamburg made it possible for him to travel to study hydraulic engineering there. After completing his study trips to France, England and Scotland, which began in 1836 with the hydraulic engineering director Heinrich Huebbe (1803–1871), he was appointed municipal construction manager in Hamburg in April 1838 and in 1841 construction inspector and head of the lock and bridge office.

After the death of Carl Ludwig Wimmel in 1845, he and Franz Gustav Joachim Forsmann were responsible for building construction and hydraulic engineering.

During his 30 years of activity, 37 bridges were built in addition to other works that were made of wood, steel or stone and replaced some of the bridges that were destroyed by the Hamburg fire in 1842.

He worked as a reviewer for the Patriotic Society , the City Hall and the Hamburger Kunsthalle .

Johann Friedrich Bubendey 1867 was below him apprentice in the first section of the Baudeputation in Hamburg.

family

In 1841 he acquired civil rights and married Elise Marie Kampff (1822–1856) on November 27, 1841 with whom he had five children. He died in his house at Kreuzweg 28 in Hamburg.

plant

Quarter-circular water staircase between the Rathausmarkt and the Kleine Alster
  • 1836: Competition draft for the Hamburg Stock Exchange (awarded the 2nd prize of 100 ducats)
  • 1843–1844: Reesendamm Bridge
  • 1844–1845: Adolphsbrücke (reconstructed in 1972) with listed candelabra
  • 1844–1845: Bleichenbrücke in Hamburg
  • 1846–1848: quarter-circle water staircase in Hamburg (between Rathausmarkt and the Kleine Alster)
  • 1849: Spire for the St. Petrikirche in Hamburg
  • 1854–1855: Radetzky Bridge in Vienna
  • 1864–1868: Lombard Bridge in Hamburg
  • 1865–1866: Hammerbrook lock
  • 1868: Schaartor Bridge in Hamburg
  • Draft for the wooden bridge (executed around 1887)
  • Draft for the spire made in 1878 for the Church of St. Petri
Gravestone plaque Althamburg Memorial Cemetery Ohlsdorf

Awards

  • In 1834 he received the great silver medal for special academic achievements from the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.

Honors

  • In the area of ​​the Althamburg Memorial Cemetery of the Ohlsdorf Cemetery , Johann Hermann Maack is commemorated on the architect's collective grave .
  • In 1929 Maacksgasse in Hamburg was named after him.

literature

  • Rolf Stephan: Johann Hermann Maack (1809–1868). Building inspector of bridges and locks in Hamburg from 1841 to 1868. His life and his buildings. (on the occasion of the international bridge and civil engineering workshop in Hamburg in June 1987) Carl W. Dingwort, Hamburg-Altona 1987, ISBN 3-87166-028-0 . ( Table of contents online )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hamburg - City of Bridges (PDF; 821 kB), accessed on January 13, 2013
  2. ↑ Biographical information , accessed on January 13, 2013
  3. ↑ Architecture Guide , accessed on January 13, 2013
  4. ↑ Architecture Guide , accessed on January 13, 2013
  5. ^ Radetzkybrücke , accessed on January 13, 2013
  6. ↑ Historical view , accessed January 13, 2013
  7. ↑ Photo , accessed January 13, 2013
  8. ^ Tower hood from 1878 , accessed on January 14, 2013
  9. ↑ Maacksgasse , accessed on January 13, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Maack, Johann Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German civil engineer and construction officer
DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1868
Place of death Hamburg