Ludwig Becker (architect, 1855)
Ludwig Becker (born November 19, 1855 in Cologne ; † July 13, 1940 in Mainz ) was a German architect .
Life
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
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.
- Catholic parish church of the Assumption in Kirrberg , 1881–1893
- Catholic parish church St. Marien in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, designed in 1889, executed in 1892–1895
- Catholic parish church of St. Josef in St. Ingbert , 1890–1893
- Catholic parish church of St. Martin in Oestrich (restoration), 1890–1893
- Crypt chapel of the Wambolt von Umstadt family in Birkenau Castle (Odenwald) , 1891
- Catholic garrison church St. Mauritius in Strasbourg (Alsace), Arnoldsplatz, competition 1893, completed 1899
- Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew in Zornheim, 1893–1894
- Catholic parish church of St. Mary's Conception in Düsseldorf, 1894–1896
- Catholic parish church Heilig-Kreuz in Bad Kreuznach, Wilhelmstrasse, 1895–1897
- Catholic parish church St. Rochus in Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken, 1896–1897
- Catholic parish church of St. Michael in Unter-Hambach , 1897–1899
- Catholic parish church St. Laurentius in Bobenheim, 1898
- Catholic parish church of St. Matthew in Bad Sobernheim , 1898–1899
- Episcopal Konvikt in Bensheim, 1899–1900
- Catholic parish church St. Gordianus in Bad Kreuznach-Planig , 1899–1900
- Catholic parish church of St. Lutwinus in Mettlach , 1899–1902
- Catholic parish church of St. Agatha in Altenhundem (with Wilhelm Sunder-Plassmann ), 1900–1901
- Catholic parish church of St. Hubertus in Nonnweiler , 1900–1902
- Catholic parish church of St. Bernardus in Clausen , 1900–1903
- Catholic parish church Herz Jesu in Koblenz, Löhrrondell, 1900–1903
- Catholic parish church of St. Peter in Heppenheim (Bergstrasse), Kirchgasse, 1900–1904
- Catholic parish church of St. Joseph in Hagen , 1901–1906
- Catholic parish church of St. Fridolin in Mulhouse , 1901–1906
- Catholic parish church of St. Joseph in Montigny-lès-Metz , 1901–1906 (consecrated July 29, 1906)
- Art nouveau craftsman's house on Märtmannstrasse in Dortmund - Aplerbeck 1902–1904
- Catholic parish church St. Bonifatius in Neuenkirchen (Oldenburg), 1902–1905 with Wilhelm Sunder-Plassmann
- Catholic parish church St. Pankratius in Buldern (with W. Sunder-Plaßmann , Münster)
- Catholic parish church St. Laurentius in Sommerau im Spessart, 1902 to approx. 1906. The conversion and expansion plans were not implemented in favor of a new building.
- Tower of the Catholic parish church of St. Lucia in Harsewinkel , 1903–1904 with Wilhelm Sunder-Plassmann , Münster
- Catholic parish church St. Wendelinus in Zellhausen , 1903/04
- Catholic parish church St. Elisabeth in Darmstadt , 1903–1905
- Catholic parish church of St. Bonifatius in Gießen, 1903–1936
- Catholic Church of St. Bonifatius in Bad Nauheim , 1904/05
- Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew in Kirschhausen , 1904/05
- Transept and double tower facade of the Catholic parish church St. Brigida in Legden , 1905
- Nave and double tower facade of the Catholic parish church St. Stephan in Mainz-Gonsenheim, 1905–1906
- Catholic parish church of St. Theresa in Rhens , 1906–1908
- Catholic parish church St. Elisabeth in Bonn , 1906-1910 (similarities with St. Joseph in Metz)
- Catholic parish church St. Antonius von Padua in Dortmund , Holsteiner Strasse, 1907/08
- Catholic Holy Cross Chapel on the Wißberg above Gau-Bickelheim , 1907–1910
- Reconstruction of the baroque Catholic parish church of St. Mary's Visitation in Mainz-Laubenheim, 1908 with Wilhelm Sunder-Plassmann (Münster)
- Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius in Hülzweiler , 1908–1909
- Catholic parish church of St. Martinus in Haren (Ems), 1908–1911
- Catholic parish church St. Jakob in Ockstadt , 1909–1911
- Catholic parish church St. Clemens in Rheda (Westphalia), 1910–1911
- Catholic parish church St. Bonifatius in Dortmund, Bonifatiusstraße, 1909–1910
- Catholic parish church St. Laurentius in Langförden , 1910–1912
- Catholic Trinity Church in Wiesbaden , 1910–1912
- Mausoleum of the Counts of Berckheim , Weinheim Castle Park
- Catholic parish church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Obertshausen , 1911–12
- Catholic parish church St. Marien in Warendorf , 1911/12
- Catholic succession church Herz-Jesu with Ketteler chapel in Mainz-Mombach, 1911–1913
- Catholic Marienkirche in Offenbach am Main, 1911–1913
- Catholic parish church Maria Himmelfahrt in Dexheim 1912-13
- Catholic parish church St. Laurentius in Sommerau im Spessart, 1911–1914. Church construction (neo-Gothic) was discontinued during World War I and ended at the beginning of the 1920s. Inauguration on May 6, 1923
- Catholic parish church of St. Anthony of Padua in Pfungstadt , 1912
- Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Winnweiler, 1912–1913
- Catholic parish church St. Eligius in Völklingen , 1912–1913
- Catholic parish church Herz Jesu in Saarbrücken - Burbach , 1912/14
- Catholic parish church of the Assumption in Mainz-Weisenau , neo-classical western building with tower, 1912–1913
- Catholic parish church of St. Joseph in Speyer, Gilgenstrasse, 1912–1914
- Catholic parish church Herz-Jesu in Gladbeck- Zweckel , Feldhauser Strasse, 1912–1915 with Wilhelm Sunder-Plassmann , Münster
- Catholic parish church of St. Katharina in Scheuert , 1912–1914
- Catholic parish church of St. Clemens in Münster-Hiltrup, neo-Romanesque basilica with large choir towers, some Gothic elements, 1913
- Catholic parish church of St. Martinus in Hattersheim , 1913–1915
- Catholic parish church St. Ludgerus in Altschermbeck , 1914
- Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew in Schwarzenholz , 1914–1916
- Catholic parish church of St. Mauritius in Haustadt , 1914–1920
- Catholic parish church of St. Maria Magdalena in (Bochum-) Wattenscheid-Höntrop, Wattenscheider Hellweg, 1914–1915
- Catholic parish church of St. Antonius in Münster , 1914–1917
- Catholic parish church Herz Jesu (Brambauer) , neo-baroque style 1922/23 and 1927–1929
- Catholic parish church Herz Jesu , Emsdetten , 1922–1924
- Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist in Piesbach- Bettstadt, 1922–1924
- Catholic parish church St. Stephanus in Oberthal , 1923–1924
- Catholic parish church St. Bruno in Cologne-Klettenberg , 1924–1926 (interior work and reconstruction after 1945 by Hans Hansen )
- Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew in Klarenthal , 1925–1927
- Catholic parish church Christkönig in Güdesweiler , 1925–1928
- Catholic parish church St. Michael in Korprich , 1926
- catholic parish church St. Katharina in Saarbrücken -Bübingen, 1926
- Catholic parish church of St. Anthony of Padua in Völklingen -Fenne, 1926–1927
- Catholic parish church of the Assumption in Rußhütte , 1926–1927
- Catholic parish church St. Peter and Paul in Nalbach , 1927 (renovation)
- Catholic parish church of St. Hubertus in Saarbrücken-Jägersfreude, 1927–1928
- Catholic parish church St. Laurentius in Eppelborn -Bubach-Calmesweiler, 1927–1928
- Catholic parish church of St. Crispinus and Crispinianus , Lisdorf , 1928–1929
- Catholic parish church St. Elisabeth in Altenkessel- Rockershausen, 1928–1929
- Catholic parish church of St. Bonifatius in Überherrn , 1928–1929
- Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist in Merzig -Mondorf, 1929 (renewal)
- Catholic parish church of the Sacred Heart in Ludweiler , 1929-1930
- Catholic parish church of St. Bonifatius in Püttlingen , 1929–1930
- Catholic parish church of St. Marien in Schmelz (Saar) , 1930–1933
- Catholic parish church of St. Mauritius in Mülheim-Kärlich, 1931–1932
- Catholic parish church St. Marien in Ensdorf , 1935-1936 (extension)
- Catholic parish church of St. Marien in Herrensohr , 1934–1936
- Catholic parish church St. Nikolaus in Offenbach-Bieber, 1936
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
- Catholic parish of St. Elisabeth, Bonn: Architect.
- Becker, Ludwig. Hessian biography. (As of July 13, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Entry on Ludwig Becker in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berckheim mausoleum, Weinheim Castle Park. ( Memento from February 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: Weinheimer Nachrichten.
- ↑ Today's parish church from 1894/95. In: Zornheim in Rheinhessen. Regional history, accessed April 11, 2020 .
- ^ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Hesse: Former Episcopal Konvikt .
- ↑ General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments - District of Südwestpfalz. Mainz 2020, p. 8 (PDF; 8.7 MB).
- ^ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Hesse: Catholic parish church of St. Peter with rectory .
- ↑ Church. Catholic parish of St. Elisabeth, Bonn, accessed on April 11, 2020 .
- ^ Josef Moritz: Church Lexicon. May 5, 2010, accessed August 7, 2011 .
- ↑ City of Münster (ed.): Walks to Architectural Monuments No. 13, Stegemöller, Münster 1994 and 2000, p. 4.
personal data | |
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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 |