Joseph Wessely Monument
The Joseph Wessely monument is located on the north side at Linnéplatz the next University of Agricultural Sciences in the 19th Vienna district Döbling . The monument in memory of the General Forest and Domain Inspector, Forest Academy Director in Mariabrunn and forest writer Joseph Wessely (born March 8, 1814 in Vienna, † October 10, 1898 ibid) is a work by Rudolf Weyr and was unveiled on May 16, 1908.
description
The monument consists of an irregular rock pedestal which merges into a four-sided, upwardly tapering pedestal and which carries a bust. Below the bust is the inscription: "FORESTAKADEMIE-DIREKTOR / JOSEPH WESSELY / 1814 - 1898" and in the upper area of the rock base: "No culture without forest / No forest without culture".
The bust was originally a bronze cast that was melted down during the Second World War . The United Wiener Metallwerke made a stone cast bust from the preserved plaster cast around 1953, and this was then used to complete the memorial.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography of Joseph Wessely
- ↑ a b Wien.gv.at: Joseph Wessely monument, work of art in public space ; Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ Wien.gv.at: Vienna 1956: reports from September 1956 ; Retrieved December 4, 2016.
Coordinates: 48 ° 14 ′ 12.9 ″ N , 16 ° 20 ′ 17.9 ″ E