Joseph von Schmaedel

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Joseph von Schmaedel (born January 10, 1847 in Regensburg ; † April 8, 1923 in Garmisch ) was a German architect , specialist writer and entrepreneur as well as a real councilor.

Life

Von Schmaedel studied architecture at the Munich Polytechnic and then worked for the architects Rudolf Gottgetreu and Georg von Hauberrisser . In 1871 he was wounded as a Bavarian officer in the Franco-German War . After the war he opened a private architecture studio and enjoyed success as an architect in Munich . He also took over the artistic direction of the studios at the Bavarian Arts and Crafts Association. From 1872 to 1875 he built Brannenburg Castle for Major Max Reinhardt . In 1876 Schmaedel was the chief architect of the “Our Father's Works” department of the great German arts and crafts exhibition in Munich. His work also includes the Pini-Haus with the Café Imperial on Munich's Stachus (1877) and the Hotel Germania in Karlsruhe (1877). In addition, he was also active as an author in the specialist and daily press.

He also gained importance as an inventor and entrepreneur: in 1883, together with Georg Meisenbach, he founded the Autotype Company for the exploitation of the autotype printing process invented by Meisenbach - which attracted his attention not least because of the printed reproduction of architectural representations. In 1884 Schmaedel succeeded in constructing a ruling machine with which "very precise grid lines could be engraved in blackened mirror glass plates using a diamond", which increased the quality of the autotypes. Under his leadership, the company merged in 1892 with the Berlin company Heinrich Riffarth & Co. zu Meisenbach, Riffarth & Co. , one of the most important graphic art establishments in Europe for decades.

Private

Von Schmaedel carried the title of knight and noble and received a number of high awards and medals. He was married twice:

  • May 24, 1875 with Maria (nee Böttinger, * May 24, 1853 - December 29, 1889)
    • A son
  • May 2, 1891 with Babette (nee Schneider, September 30, 1853 - January 17, 1926)

He died of a stroke.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Hedwig Pringsheim: register of persons - Schmädel, Josef Franz Xaver Julius Ritter and Edler von . In: Cristina Herbst (Ed.): Diaries . tape 1: 1885-1891 . Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2013, ISBN 978-3-8353-0995-1 , p. 686 ( books.google.de - excerpt).
  2. ↑ a b Monacensia Literature Archive
  3. ↑ Josef von Schmädel: The projected arts and crafts house in Munich: First: Sketch by Ferd. Boy . In: Journal of the art-trade association in Munich . tape 26 , issue 1/2, 1877, p. 13-16 , doi : 10.11588 / DIGLIT.6908 ( uni-heidelberg.de ). Josef von Schmädel: On the influence of art and handicraft on the education of the imagination . In: Journal of the art-trade association in Munich . tape
     26 , issue 3/4 and 5/6, 1877, p. 30–34, 61–62 , doi : 10.11588 / DIGLIT.6908 ( uni-heidelberg.de , digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de - lecture given on January 29, 1877 at the Munich Arts and Crafts Association).
  4. ^ A b Ernst H. Berninger:  Meisenbach, Georg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , pp. 684 f. ( Digitized version ).
  5. ^ Josef Maria Eder: Detailed handbook of photography. Volume 1, part 1, Wilhelm Knapp, Halle (Saale) 1905, p. 420.
personal data
SURNAME Schmaedel, Joseph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmädel, Josef von; Schmaedel, Joseph Ritter von; Schmädel, Josef Franz Xaver Julius Ritter and Edler von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect, specialist writer and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH regensburg
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1923
Place of death Garmisch-Partenkirchen