Ludwig Stantz
Ludwig Stantz or Ludwig Stanz (born September 18, 1801 in Bern , † April 20, 1871 ibid) was a Swiss doctor , glazier and glass painter in Constance and especially in Bern.
Life
Punching his doctorate in 1825 for Dr. med. in Göttingen . From around 1834 he studied glass production and glass painting in Black Forest huts and in Munich . He then worked as a glass painter in Constance , moved to Bern in 1848 , where he joined the company as a merchant , became a civic councilor in 1850 and president of the library commission there in 1856.
His work includes cabinet windows for the Society of Pfistern , the Bernese cantonal coat of arms for today's Bundeshaus West and stained glass for the Bern Minster . He also worked as a restorer and heraldist and wrote specialist articles on it. In historicism he was one of the revivals of Swiss stained glass .
Fonts
- Munster Book. An artistic and historical description of the St. Vincenzen Minster in Bern , Bern 1865.
- The Burgundy wallpapers in Bern , Bern 1871.
literature
- R. von Diesbach: Ludwig Stantz. In: Collection of Bernese biographies. Volume III, Bern 1898, SS 433-440.
- Rolf Hasler: Stantz, Ludwig. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Ludwig Stantz in the catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
- Stained glass windows of St. Stephen and Christ window (Ludwig Stantz 1865–68). In the 2009 activity report of the Bern Minster Foundation
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Rolf Hasler: Stantz, Ludwig. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stantz, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss doctor and glass painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1871 |
| Place of death | Bern |