Johannes Grubenmann
Bridges at Reichenau GR
Johannes Grubenmann (born June 15, 1707 in Teufen , Appenzell Ausserrhoden , † June 12, 1771 in Teufen) was a Swiss builder.
Life
Johannes Grubenmann was born in Teufen as the second son of the carpenter and master builder Ulrich Grubenmann (1668–1736). Grubenmann married Anna Schläpfer in 1731. He had two sons, Johannes (* 1739, master builder of Wettingen ) and Hans Ulrich (* 1743, † 1779 in Trogen ). Together with his brothers Jakob and Hans Ulrich , he was involved in the reconstruction of Bischofszell in 1743. He specialized in church towers and gained a special reputation through the bridges near Reichenau GR .
Works
bridges
- Reichenau built in 1757, destroyed in 1799
- Rümlang (in Oberglatt until 1950) built in 1767
Secular buildings
- Palace for Jakob Zuberbühler in Speicher 1747
- New building palace for Colonel Andreas von Salis in Chur (today government building) 1751
- Rectory in Wila 1768–1770
- Hirschen Oberglatt in the hamlet of Oberglatt , today in Flawil , pillarless roof structure, 1770–1771
literature
- Josef Killer: The works of the builders Grubenmann . Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1985, ISBN 3-7643-1694-2
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- Thomas Fuchs: Pit man, Johannes. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Teufen Mining Man Collection
- Glattbrücke in Rümlang from 1767 in the canton inventory ZH 425.0.1 (PDF file; 351 kB)
- The works of the master builders Grubenmann e-text of the ETHZ , doctoral thesis by Josef Killer, Zurich 1942 (PDF file; 26.59 MB)
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Pit man, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1707 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teufen AR |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1771 |
| Place of death | Teufen AR |