Karl Brockmann

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Karl Brockmann, around 1920

Karl Brockmann (born February 2, 1854 in Offenbach am Main ; † 1932 ) was a German mechanical engineer and designer .

biography

Brockmann attended the Polytechnische Schule Darmstadt and the engineering school, later turned to art history. He developed an interest in the artistic, but less in free art. In 1879 he was given a teaching position at the Art and Industry School Offenbach (predecessor of today's Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach am Main ), in 1880 a permanent position, in 1900 he was appointed professor. On October 1, 1920, he retired and was adopted with a torchlight procession. In 1913, alumni of the school founded the Professor Karl Brockmann Foundation, which supported students in need.

Brockmann was a co-founder of the Offenbach History Association .

Act

Brockmann's interest in the artistic led to the recognition of the necessity of artistic design of products that should not be related to free art. This design found fertile ground in industry and corresponds to an early form of today's industrial design . The product design department at the HfG Offenbach still exists today .

Publications in the Alt-Offenbacher Geschichtsbl Blätter

  • The man in the green skirt. An adventurous story from the old Offenbach. In: Alt-Offenbach 1, 1925, pp. 13-15
  • Senefelder and his art in Offenbach a. M. In: Alt-Offenbach 1, 1925, pp. 47-53
  • A precious piece of Offenbach leather goods from 1801. In: Alt-Offenbach 1, 1925, pp. 58–59
  • The Rabenstein, the Offenbach execution site. In: Alt-Offenbach 1, 1925, pp. 63-64
  • The holy house? In: Alt-Offenbach 2, 1926, p. 32
  • One hundred years of the singing association. The time until the 25th anniversary of the foundation festival. In: Alt-Offenbach 2, 1926, pp. 49-55
  • Offenbach around 1800. In: Alt-Offenbach 3, 1927, pp. 1–15
  • A rare piece of Offenbach leather goods from the beginning of the 19th century. In: Alt-Offenbach 3, 1927, pp. 19-20
  • Old portal at A. Eichhorn's house in Schloßstraße. In: Alt-Offenbach 3, 1927, pp. 35-37
  • The old town hall in Offenbach a. M. and the market square. In: Alt-Offenbach 3, 1927, pp. 41-50
  • On the history of the Offenbach portfolio industry. In: Alt-Offenbach 3, 1927, pp. 57-68, 77-90
  • 75 years of high school for girls. In: Alt-Offenbach 4, 1928, pp. 41-48
  • A hundred years back. The Offenbach trade fairs 1828–1835. In: Alt-Offenbach 4, 1928, pp. 53-67 ( digitized on Commons )
  • The old warehouse in Offenbach. In: Alt-Offenbach 5, 1929, pp. 1-9
  • The galvanolastic GL von Kreß and his relationship with Offenbach. In: Alt-Offenbach 5, 1929, pp. 21-31
  • The Offenbach ship bridge. In: Alt-Offenbach 5, 1929, pp. 41-47 Commons
  • Connection routes from Offenbach across the Main and its history. In: Alt-Offenbach 5, 1929, pp. 87-92
  • The oldest Offenbach school building through the ages. In: Alt-Offenbach 5, 1929, pp. 101-105
  • The house behind the town church. In: Alt-Offenbach 6, 1930, pp. 18-23
  • The Leinreiterhaus in Mühlgasse in Offenbach and the last Leinreiter. In: Alt-Offenbach 6, 1930, pp. 33-37
  • Old houses in the old part of Offenbach. In: Alt-Offenbach 6, 1930, pp. 63-68
  • The Hofbrauhaus zu Groß-Steinheim, a historic restaurant. In: Alt-Offenbach 6, 1930, pp. 109-112
  • An ivory sculpture from Offenbach and its history. In: Alt-Offenbach 7, 1931, pp. 16-20
  • Offenbach 1813. In: Alt-Offenbach 7, 1931, pp. 53-56
  • A guide through Offenbach a. M. a hundred years ago. In: Alt-Offenbach 7, 1931, pp. 61-66
  • Offenbach 1814. Celebration of the anniversary of the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig, October 18, 1814. In: Alt-Offenbach 7, 1931, pp. 98-101

Others

  • In Offenbach am Main, a street was named after Brockmann ( ⊙ )

literature

  • From craft to art, the history of the Offenbach am Main University of Design, Axel Blohm, Herbert Heckmann and Wolfgang Sprang, from 1984, ISBN 3-921997-12-7
  • Adolf Völker, Professor Karl Brockmann (obituary), in: Alt-Offenbach 8, 1932, pp. 89-104

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Axel Blohm, Herbert Heckmann , Wolfgang Sprang: From craft to art: the history of the Offenbach am Main University of Design . Hochschule für Gestaltung, Offenbach am Main 1984, ISBN 3-921997-12-7 , p. 34 .
  2. ↑ a b 1832: The path from the crafts school to the HfG begins. In: offenbach.de , accessed on September 7, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Brockmann, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German mechanical engineer and designer
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Offenbach am Main
DATE OF DEATH 1932