Johann Michael Senckeisen

Johann Michael Senckeisen (* 1652 in Leipzig ; † December 19, 1742 ibid) was a Leipzig architect and builder as well as chief bailiff of the trade fair city.

Act

The son of a master carpenter did well in 1693 with a Röhrwasserplan and a design for the new Barfüßerkirche, later destroyed in 1943 Matthäikirche for the office of chief bailiff.

The Obervogt was the chief construction officer in Leipzig, was subordinate to the city council and was responsible for the actual construction projects.

Johann Michael Senckeisen's work is largely no longer preserved. The Leipzig chief bailiff created a permanent landmark with the design for the baroque central tower of the Nikolaikirche , which was built between 1730 and 1734 for 11,000 thalers and is still the tallest church tower in downtown Leipzig.

Works (selection)

Fountain at Neumarkt (1712, no longer preserved)
Chapel of the Jacob Hospital in front of the Ranstädter Tor (no longer preserved)
Baroque end of the central tower of the Nikolaikirche (1730–1734)

literature

Wolfgang Hocquél , Leipzig - Builders and Buildings - From Romanticism to the Present , Tourist Verlag, Berlin / Leipzig, 1990, ISBN 3-350-00333-8
Wolfgang Hocquél (editor), Leipzig , VEB EA Seemann Verlag Leipzig, 1983
Nikolaus Pevsner , Leipziger Barock - The architecture of the baroque period in Leipzig , EA Seemann Verlag, Leipzig 1st edition 1990, reprint of the edition of the publishing house by Wolfgang Jens, Dresden. 1st edition 1928, ISBN 3-363-00457-5

Remarks

↑ Since 1613, Peter Senckeisen has been running a carpentry shop at Brühl and his descendants also worked as a carpenter. A member of this family, the council carpenter Johann Christian Senckeisen, wrote the "Leipzig Architecture, Art and Seulen-Buch" in 1707 and designed the Marienkirche in Leipzig-Stötteritz.
↑ The office of senior bailiff developed from the office of bailiff, which was first mentioned in 1504 in the Leipzig city accounts and was subordinate to the city council. The council consisted of 12 members - the mayor, two builders and nine council members. The builders had to look after the preservation of the city in general. The Vogt or Obervogt controlled the execution of the construction project. From the office of the Obervogte the office of the city building director was formed in 1781.

personal data
SURNAME	Senckeisen, Johann Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German architect and builder
DATE OF BIRTH	1652
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH	December 19, 1742
Place of death	Leipzig

[1] Since 1613, Peter Senckeisen has been running a carpentry shop at Brühl and his descendants also worked as a carpenter. A member of this family, the council carpenter Johann Christian Senckeisen, wrote the "Leipzig Architecture, Art and Seulen-Buch" in 1707 and designed the Marienkirche in Leipzig-Stötteritz.

[2] The office of senior bailiff developed from the office of bailiff, which was first mentioned in 1504 in the Leipzig city accounts and was subordinate to the city council. The council consisted of 12 members - the mayor, two builders and nine council members. The builders had to look after the preservation of the city in general. The Vogt or Obervogt controlled the execution of the construction project. From the office of the Obervogte the office of the city building director was formed in 1781.