Ludwig Boettger
Ludwig Böttger (born September 27, 1845 in Cönnern ; † June 4, 1894 in Berlin ) was a German architect , Prussian construction clerk and author.
He was the head of the technical office in the building department of the Prussian Ministry of Public Works and a member of the Cathedral Building Commission. He is known for his description of the architectural and art monuments of the administrative district of Köslin , which remained unfinished.
Life
Böttger was born the son of a doctor on September 27, 1845 in Cönnern. He attended secondary school in Halle (Saale) until 1865. After that, he completed an apprenticeship year in Halle with the district architect Wolff. From October 1866 he studied for two years at the Berlin Building Academy and graduated with the construction manager examination. He worked for several years in the central office of the Magdeburg-Leipzig Railway Company . In 1879 he returned to Berlin and worked there in the department office of the Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburg railway company . In 1875 he passed the master builder examination. He first worked as an unskilled worker for the government in Danzig and for a time worked in Marienburg (West Prussia) and Halle. Back in Gdansk, from 1878 he was first involved in designing the new grammar school in Elbing , and later he took over the construction management.
In April 1882, after the high school was completed, he returned to the government in Gdansk. There he took care of the renovation work on the Hohe Tor and the Peinkammertor . On August 26, 1884 he was appointed building inspector. He worked for three years as a technical assistant for the government in Koslin . In August 1887 he joined the technical office of the building department of the Prussian Ministry of Public Works in Berlin. From 1892 he was a member of the board. In 1891 he was appointed government councilor and building councilor. He was department head in church building matters. Several town and country churches emerged from his work. From 1891 to 1893 he led the renovation of the St. Marien Church in Usedom . In honor of his services, he was appointed a member of the Cathedral Building Commission in August 1892. In 1893 he was awarded the Red Eagle Order IV Class, and towards the end of the year he became a member of the Technical Examination Office.
Böttger died of a heart attack on June 4, 1894 in Berlin.
Fonts
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The architectural and art monuments of the regional district of Köslin. Szczecin 1889-1894.
- Volume 1, Issue 1, Köslin district, Kolberg-Körlin ( digitized version )
- Volume 1, Issue 2, Belgard district and supplements to the Colberg-Körlin district ( digitized version )
- Volume 1, Issue 3, Schlawe district ( digitized version )
- Volume 2, Issue 4, Stolp District ( digitized version )
- The Wang church near Brückenberg in the Giant Mountains, along with contributions to the knowledge of old Norwegian timber construction. In: Zeitschrift für Bauwesen , 41st year 1891, pp. 27–40. ( Entire volume as PDF document; 42.6 MB; article from PDF page 10 )
Web links
- Literature by and about Ludwig Böttger in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 14, 1894, No. 23 (from June 9, 1894) digitized , p. 244.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Böttger, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect, Prussian building officer and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skills |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1894 |
| Place of death | Berlin |