Julius Glückert
Heinrich Julius Glückert (born June 5, 1848 in Darmstadt ; † September 22, 1911 there ) was a German furniture manufacturer and, among other things, purveyor to the court of the Russian and Dutch royal families .
Life
Julius Glückert was born in Darmstadt in 1848 as the son of the master carpenter and later furniture manufacturer Jacob G. Glückert (1815–1881). From a company founded in 1838 at Bleichstrasse 32, the furniture factory and furniture retailer J. Glückert emerged in 1876 . After completing his training, Julius Glückert was an authorized signatory in his father's company. After his death he was the sole owner. In 1897, the company manufactured the breakfast room in the New Palace in Darmstadt. Glückert worked closely with the Mathildenhöhe artists and the architect Joseph Maria Olbrich . Many of his designs were implemented by Glückert's furniture factory.
In 1901, Olbrich planned for Glückert in Alexandraweg on Mathildenhöhe what is now known as the "Large House", which served as an exhibition space until the artists' colony was dissolved. Since December 2014, the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt has owned a throne-like armchair that Olbrich had designed as a unique piece for the house. The piece, manufactured by the Glückert furniture factory, was given to the museum by the couple Hermann and Ursula Kleinstück . The Great House has been the seat of the German Academy for Language and Poetry since 1971 .
Also in 1901, Olbrich designed a residential building next to the Glückert House for the sculptor Rudolf Bosselt , who belonged to the artist colony , but - presumably for financial reasons - he decided not to build a house. Instead, Glückert had the house built and used it as his own home.
The Glückerts company was awarded prizes at the world exhibitions in Paris in 1900 and St. Louis in 1904 . Julius Glückert was purveyor to the court of the Russian Tsar and the Dutch royal family .
Julius Glückert died in Darmstadt at the age of 63. He was buried in the family grave in the old cemetery in Darmstadt, which was created by Olbrich in 1901 (grave site: IG 101).
After Julius Glückert's death, his daughter Änne Klönne (1879–1969), who lived in Dortmund, took over the company. This was headed by a managing director. It was dissolved in 1943.
Honors
- 1876: Appointment as court furniture manufacturer
- 1902: Appointment to the Commerce Council
- 1908: Award of the Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous
literature
- Glückert , in: Stadtlexikon Darmstadt, Stuttgart 2006, p. 316f.
- The artist colony on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt , Darmstadt 2014.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Glückert, Julius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Glückert, Heinrich Julius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German furniture manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt , Grand Duchy of Hesse |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1911 |
| Place of death | Darmstadt , German Empire |