Ludwig Becker (architect, 1855)

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Ludwig Becker (born November 19, 1855 in Cologne ; † July 13, 1940 in Mainz ) was a German architect .

Life

Grave of Ludwig Becker in the main cemetery in Mainz

Becker was born as the son of the Cologne master craftsman and cathedral construction controller of the same name . From 1873 he studied at the Technical University of Aachen and also trained as a stonemason and sculptor at the Cologne Dombauhütte . In Mainz he was a church builder from 1884 and a cathedral builder from 1909 to 1940 . From 1909 he worked with Anton Falkowski in an architectural community. Later his son, the church architect Hugo Becker (1897–1967), worked for him.

At the Mainz Cathedral Becker also worked as a building researchers, the key findings brought to light; however, his conclusions were flawed. He was unable to convincingly substantiate his thesis that the construction of the Mainz Cathedral had already begun in Constantinian times in the 4th century. This claim was unanimously rejected by experts.

Becker's grave is in the main cemetery in Mainz .

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Buildings and designs

St. Mauritius in Strasbourg
Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Koblenz
St. Joseph in Montigny-lès-Metz
Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Mainz
Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Saarbrücken

Becker dealt with over 300 churches, which he restored, rebuilt or rebuilt. He used numerous styles of the most diverse historical architectural styles, as is common in historicism . He designed many buildings together with his office partner Anton Falkowski. Before the First World War , Becker and Falkowski preferred Romanesque and Gothic forms, then simple baroque forms . From around 1930 expressionist stylistic devices were also used.

Fonts

  • The new parish church in Homburg vor der Höhe . In: Journal for Christian Art 4 (1891), Col. 3-14.
  • with Johannes Sartorius: Building history of the early days of the cathedral in Mainz . Mainz 1936.

literature

  • Johannes Sartorius: Cathedral builder Professor Ludwig Becker in Mainz. In: Yearbook for the Diocese of Mainz. 4, 1949, pp. 68-82.
  • Michael Bringmann: The architect Ludwig Becker (1855–1940) as a Mainz cathedral builder - a stumbling block? In: Art and culture on the Middle Rhine. Festschrift for Fritz Arens on his 70th birthday. Worms 1982, pp. 191-206.
  • Brigitte Hammerschmidt: The church building of the 20th century in the Rhineland-Palatinate part of the Trier diocese. Trier 2006, pp. 143-145.

Web links

Commons : Ludwig Becker  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Berckheim mausoleum, Weinheim Castle Park. ( Memento from February 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: Weinheimer Nachrichten.
  2. ↑ Today's parish church from 1894/95. In: Zornheim in Rheinhessen. Regional history, accessed April 11, 2020 .
  3. ^ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Hesse: Former Episcopal Konvikt .
  4. ↑ General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments - District of Südwestpfalz. Mainz 2020, p. 8 (PDF; 8.7 MB).
  5. ^ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Hesse: Catholic parish church of St. Peter with rectory .
  6. ↑ Church. Catholic parish of St. Elisabeth, Bonn, accessed on April 11, 2020 .
  7. ^ Josef Moritz: Church Lexicon. May 5, 2010, accessed August 7, 2011 .
  8. ↑ City of Münster (ed.): Walks to Architectural Monuments No. 13, Stegemöller, Münster 1994 and 2000, p. 4.
personal data
SURNAME Becker, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and master builder
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH July 13, 1940
Place of death Mainz