Martin Friedrich Rabe

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Martin Friedrich Rabe (born November 17, 1775 in Stendal , † October 17, 1856 in Berlin ) was a German architect , university professor and Prussian construction clerk . Rabe also made a name for himself as a historian with depictions of the early history of the Mark Brandenburg .

Life

Rabe studied at the Architectural College of the Academy of Arts under Friedrich Becherer and passed the building foreman examination in 1795. He then worked with David Gilly, among others . In 1794 he was involved in the construction of the Marienburg . From 1796 to 1799 he worked as a construction manager in the redesign of Paretz Castle and the village of Paretz by David Gilly. Rabe passed the state examination in front of the building department in 1800 and was employed as a conductor . From 1800 to 1801 he was assigned to Heinrich Gentz and worked on the designs for Weimar buildings. From 1801 to 1804 he was in charge of construction during the expansion of the Weimar Palace by Heinrich Gentz. From 1804 he worked as a building inspector at the Oberhofbauamt, from 1806 at the palace building commission and from 1829 as a palace builder. Parallel to his work in the building administration he was a member of the Senate of the Academy of Arts from 1810 to 1856 and taught as a professor at the Berlin Building Academy until 1831 . Rabe retired in 1842, but continued to conduct extensive art history studies. In January 1848 he was awarded the Prussian Red Eagle Order, 4th class.

Rabe was with Sophia Theodora geb. Frick married. The couple had two sons, the architect Ottomar Friedrich Theodor Rabe (* 1812) and the painter Edmund Rabe .

Martin Friedrich Rabe died on October 17, 1856, one month before his 81st birthday, in Berlin. He was buried in the cemetery of the Dorotheenstädtische and Friedrichswerder communities on Chausseestrasse in Berlin. The grave has not been preserved.

Work (selection)

Buildings and designs

Fonts

  • The tomb of Elector Johannes Cicero of Brandenburg in the Cathedral Church of Berlin: a work of art by Peter Vischer the Elder in Nuremberg, completed by his son Johannes Vischer Lüderitz, Berlin 1843 ( staatsbibliothek-berlin.de ).
  • The iron maiden and the secret court in the royal palace in Berlin. Haude, Berlin 1847 ( Digitale-sammlungen.de ).
  • The Püsterich zu Sondershausen, not an idol. Ernst u. Korn, Berlin 1852 ( Digitale-sammlungen.de ).
  • Jaczo von Copnic, conqueror of the Brandenburg Fortress. Not a Slav chief in the Mark Brandenburg, but a Polish military leader. Nicolaische Buchhandlung, Berlin 1856 ( babel.hathitrust.org ).

literature

  • Adolph Doebber : The castle in Weimar - its history from the fire in 1774 to its restoration in 1804 . In: Journal of the Association for Thuringian History and Archeology . 3. Supplement, new series. Gustav Fischer, Jena 1911, p. 143 ff . ( Text archive - Internet Archive ).
  • Uwe Kieling: Berlin building officials and state architects in the 19th century . Kulturbund der DDR, Berlin 1986, p. 73 .
  • Ms. Müller, Karl Klunzinger, A. Seubert: The artists of all times and peoples, Vol. 3 . Ebner & Seubert, Stuttgart 1864, p. 307 f .
  • Paul Ortwin Rave : Rabe, Friedrich . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 27 : Piermaria – Ramsdell . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1933, p. 536-537 .
  • Eckart Rüsch: Building construction between innovation and failure. Verona, Langhans Gilly and the plank roofs around 1800. Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 1997, ISBN 3-932526-00-7 , p. 275 (biography).
  • Martin Wiehle : Altmark personalities. Biographical lexicon of the Altmark, the Elbe-Havel-Land and the Jerichower Land (= contributions to the cultural history of the Altmark and its peripheral areas. Volume 5). Dr. ziethen verlag, Oschersleben 1999, ISBN 3-932090-61-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Friedrich Rabe. In: Catalogus Professorum. TU Berlin, accessed on February 26, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Fine Arts - Members - Martin Friedrich Rabe. Academy of the Arts, accessed February 4, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Martin Küster: “… beautiful talent in horses and soldiers of war” . In: Berlin monthly magazine ( Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein ) . Issue 7, 2001, ISSN  0944-5560 , p. 10–24, here p. 12 ( luise-berlin.de ). .
  4. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places. Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 103.
  5. ^ Paretz sketchbook. Verein Historisches Paretz eV, accessed on August 20, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Rabe, Martin Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect, Prussian building officer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH November 17, 1775
PLACE OF BIRTH Stendal
DATE OF DEATH October 17, 1856
Place of death Berlin