Julius Leisching
Julius Eduard Josef Leisching (born August 7, 1865 in Vienna ; † May 25, 1933 there ) was an Austrian architect and director of the Salzburg Museum Carolino Augusteum (SCMA) from 1921 to 1933 .
family
Julius Eduard Josef Leisching was born as the son of the businessman Eduard Leisching and Antonie Leisching, nee. Gotze born. His father came from a respected family from Langensalza , the mother was a native of Leipzig . The great-great-grandfather Karl Gottlob Leisching was superintendent in Langensalza. The family also includes the painter Friederike Leisching , who is best known for her portraits of the family of Matthias Claudius . Brother Eduard Leisching also achieved great fame as an art historian and director of the Museum of Applied Arts . In 1894 Julius married Mathilde Benedikter, who was born in Vienna.
Life
Leisching studied architecture at the Vienna Technical University , then stayed in Dresden from 1885 to 1887 for further technical and artistic training , then worked as an architect in Vienna, but soon turned to the study of the old arts and crafts and worked in this field a name.
At the age of twenty-eight he was appointed director of the Moravian Trade Museum (later Archduke Rainer Museum of Art and Trade) in Brno . He stayed in this position for almost 30 years until 1921.
In 1921 Julius Leisching was appointed director of the Salzburg Museum Carolino Augusteum , now the Salzburg Museum , which he directed until his death in 1933. His grave is at the Salzburg municipal cemetery .
Literature (selection)
- Gassner: Leisching Julius. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 110.
- Julius Leisching: From the diary of an old Viennese. J. Löwy, 1907
- Julius Leisching: The facade decoration: a study. A. Hartleben, Vienna 1893
- Julius Leisching: The ways of art. F. Tempsky, Vienna 1911
- Julius Leisching: figural wood sculpture. A. Schroll, Vienna 1908
- Julius Leisching: mezzotint, its technique and history in its main works from the 17th to the 20th century. K. Wolf, Vienna 1913
- Max Bucherer, Adolf Spamer, Julius Leisching: lace pictures, paper cuts, portrait silhouettes. Einhorn-Verlag, Dachau 1920
- Mathilde Leisching: Julius Leisching: Directory of his books a. Fonts. Mathilde Leisching, 1934
Web links
- Julius Leisching (English)
- Literature by and about Julius Leisching in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Julius Leisching in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Leisching, Julius |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leisching, Julius Eduard Josef |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect and museum director |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1865 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1933 |
Place of death | Vienna |