Ludwig Samuel Stürler
Ludwig Samuel Stürler (born September 17, 1768 in Ammerswil ; † March 30, 1840 in Jegenstorf ; resident in Bern ) was a Swiss architect .
Ludwig Samuel Stürler was born as the son of Vicar Joseph Daniel Stürler (1734–1791) and Catharina Stäbli from Brugg in Ammerswil. He was a nephew of the architect Albrecht Stürler . In 1787 he worked as a stonemason in Neuchâtel in the construction of the town hall there. From 1789 he studied in Paris with François Jacques Delannoy (1755-1835) at the École des Beaux-Arts . In the years 1792 and 1793 he stayed in Rome for study purposes . In 1794 he was accepted into the Bernese Society of Monkeys . Two years later he was elected as the successor to Niklaus Sprüngli as Bernese master stone maker. The office was later renamed Stadtwerkmeister; he held this until 1833. In 1804 he married Luise Dittlinger (1786–1832). After the death of his wife, he moved in with his son at Jegenstorf Castle , which he had inherited shortly before from his godfather Rudolf Gabriel Stürler (de Serraux).
His estate is in family hands.
Works
- Lyzeum, Friborg (1827/38)
literature
- Dieter Schnell: Stürler in Rome. An architect from Bern on an educational trip in 1792 , Jegenstorf 2011.
- Swiss Artist Lexicon , Vol. 3, p. 283.
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| SURNAME | Stürler, Ludwig Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1768 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ammerswil |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1840 |
| Place of death | Jegenstorf |