Josef Kuld
Josef Kuld (born February 13, 1870 in Jöhlingen ; † June 19, 1938 in Mannheim ) was a German architect .
Kuld completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter and then studied architecture in Karlsruhe. In 1895 he became an assistant at the archbishopric building authority Heidelberg of the archdiocese of Freiburg . From 1898 he was responsible for the church buildings in Mannheim. In 1909 he opened his own architecture office in Mannheim, but continued to work with the archbishop's building authority and was also active in the diocese of Speyer .
His works include: Heckerstift in Mannheim-Oststadt 1899, Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Mannheim-Oststadt 1903, Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Mannheim-Neckarstadt-West 1904, St.-Josef-Kirche in Mannheim-Lindenhof 1907, renovation of the Jesuit church in Mannheim city center 1907, Klingenfuß residential and commercial building in Karlsruhe-Südweststadt 1913, St. Martin Church in Ludwigshafen-Oppau 1923, Theresienkrankenhaus with chapel in Mannheim-Oststadt 1929, Church of St. Wendelin and St. Hubertus in Speyerbrunn 1932.
Kuld was married to Anna geb. Hesse (1880-1954). His grave in Mannheim's main cemetery consists of a black granite aedicula in Doric shapes. Alpha and Omega are engraved on the pedestal below. There is a cross relief in the gable.
Theresienkrankenhaus chapel
Kuld's grave in Mannheim
literature
- Werner Wolf-Holzäpfel: Catholic church building in Mannheim from 1874 until today. On the history of sacred buildings in North Baden in the 19th and 20th centuries. Mannheim 1999, ISBN 3-926260-45-9 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Friedrich Schmitt: Ludwigshafener Kirchenbau . Ludwigshafen / Rhein 1985, p. 26
- ^ Wolfgang Münkel: The cemeteries in Mannheim. SVA, Mannheim 1992, ISBN 3-87804-213-2 , p. 109.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuld, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jöhlingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1938 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |