Ludwig Liman

Ludwig Theodor Liman , also Louis-Théodore Liman (born November 18, 1788 in Berlin , † December 11, 1820 in Alexandria ) was a German architect .

He was the son of the Jewish businessman and banker Abraham Nathan Liebmann (1767-1837), who was baptized and his family in 1809 and took the name Carl August Liman. His mother was his wife Fradchen Liebmann, geb. Marcuse (1770–1840), who, under the name Friederike Liman, belonged to Rachel Varnhagen's circle .

He attended the French grammar school in Berlin, then trained there as a master builder and passed his exam in 1810. In September 1811 he went to Paris to study with Charles Percier at the Académie des Beaux-Arts . In November 1814 he went on a study trip to Italy. In 1819 he returned to Berlin, where he became a professor at the Bauakademie on May 25, 1820 .

He was given the task of accompanying Heinrich Menu's expedition from Minutoli to Egypt as an architect and draftsman . He went on July 6, 1820 via Rome to Livorno, where he embarked on September 9, 1820 and arrived in Alexandria on October 7, 1820. At that time, Minutoli had left for the Libyan desert, to which Liman was going. Weakened by illness, he returned to Alexandria on December 11, 1820, where he died on the same day.

literature

Journal des voyages, découvertes et navigations modern 12, 1821, pp. 117–119 ( digitized version ).
Biography universal, ancient and modern ou histoire Volume 72 Supplement LID – MAQ. Paris 1843, pp. 12–15 ( digitized version ).
Nouvelle biography générale Volume 31, Paris 1860, Col. 235–236 ( digitized version ).

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Remarks

^ Jacob Jacobson: The Jewish Citizens' Books of the City of Berlin 1809-1851 . De Gruyter, Berlin 1962, p. 62; Jacob Jacobson: Jewish weddings in Berlin 1759 to 1813 . De Gruyter, Berlin 1968, p. 304.

personal data
SURNAME	Liman, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Liman, Ludwig Theodor (full name); Liman, Louis-Théodore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German architect
DATE OF BIRTH	November 18, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	December 11, 1820
Place of death	Alexandria

[1] Jacob Jacobson: The Jewish Citizens' Books of the City of Berlin 1809-1851 . De Gruyter, Berlin 1962, p. 62; Jacob Jacobson: Jewish weddings in Berlin 1759 to 1813 . De Gruyter, Berlin 1968, p. 304.