Josef Wissgrill

Josef (Joseph) Wissgrill (* around 1697 ; † June 22, 1772 in St. Pölten ) was an Austrian builder of the Baroque era .

Tower and west facade of the parish church Loosdorf

As a student of Jakob Prandtauer , he was in the tradition of his teacher and also of his classmates, which means that his shares are sometimes unsecured and sometimes only available through attribution.

(Presumed) works

Parish church in Bischofstetten , 1743–1746, renovation
Parish church Loosdorf , 1730–1734, church tower and west facade
Parish church Böheimkirchen
Parish church of St. Georgen am Steinfelde , 1749, renovation
Gerersdorf parish church, 1747, reconstruction
School, Rathausplatz 6, St. Pölten, 1750, renovation

Individual evidence

^ Karl Gutkas: Landeschronik Niederösterreich: 3000 years in data, documents and pictures ; Brandstätter Verlag, 1990
^ Karl Graf von Zinzendorf: From the youth diaries: 1747, 1752 to 1763 ; Böhlau-Verlag, 1997

personal data
SURNAME	Wissgrill, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wissgrill, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian builder of the baroque
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1697
DATE OF DEATH	June 22, 1772
Place of death	St. Polten

[1] Karl Gutkas: Landeschronik Niederösterreich: 3000 years in data, documents and pictures ; Brandstätter Verlag, 1990

[2] Karl Graf von Zinzendorf: From the youth diaries: 1747, 1752 to 1763 ; Böhlau-Verlag, 1997