Karl Hoefelmayr
Karl Hoefelmayr (born March 17, 1907 in Kempten (Allgäu) , † August 20, 1989 in Niederteufen , Switzerland ) was an entrepreneur and artist.
Life
Karl Hoefelmayr obtained his Abitur at the Kempten Humanist High School .
After the death of his father of the same name, he was the director and partner of the Kempten Edelweiß-Milchwerke , which he sold to the Unilever Group in 1962 .
As an artist he was a sculptor, painter and draftsman - he trained himself further in this area. In 1969 Karl Hoefelmayr moved to Switzerland , where he died on August 20, 1989 in Niederteufen.
Awards
Works (selection)
Sculpture
- Plastic Äskulap as a foundation of the construction company Alfred Kunz at the main entrance to the then city hospital Kempten , Hoefelmayr at the same time as Kunz Stifter
- Plastic St. Lorenz and St. Magnus on St. Mang Bridge (1951)
Publications
- Karl Hoefelmayr with Georg Thürer: On remote paths. Drawings from four continents. Nebelspalter-Verlag, Rorschach 1991, ISBN 3-85819-155-8 .
- Karl Hoefelmayr: Meditations in Shapes and Colors. Schuler-Verlag, Stuttgart 1949.
- Karl Hoefelmayr with Georg Thürer: Sculptures by Karl Hoefelmayr. E. Löpf-Benz AG, Rorschach 1988, ISBN 978-3858191212 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ralf Lienert: One of the oldest schools in Bavaria: The Carl-von-Linde-Gymnasium celebrates its 200th anniversary on October 2nd. In: all-in.de, August 30, 2004 (accessed January 10, 2016)
- ^ City of Kempten (ed.): Kempten im Allgäu. (3rd documentation), Kösel, Kempten 1972, p. 95.
- ^ City of Kempten (ed.): Kempten im Allgäu. (3rd documentation), Kösel, Kempten 1972, p. 123.
- ^ Bernard Kühling: Allgäuer Künstlerlexikon. Kempten 2012, p. 155.
Web links
- Holdings "Karl Hoefelmayr" in the catalog of the Kempten City Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hoefelmayr, Karl |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hoefelmayr-Weixler, Karl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kempten (Allgäu) |
DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1989 |
Place of death | Niederteufen , Switzerland |