Paul Gedler
Paul Gedler (born January 25, 1715 in Amberg near Türkheim; † June 23, 1790 there ) was a German altar maker .
He was the son of a mercenary and learned to be a carpenter in the neighboring Türkheim . There he married in 1738. Gedler began his independent activity around 1750. Many of his altars were destroyed during the purges of the 19th century.
Works
- Loretto Chapel in Türkheim
- St. Peter and Paul in Dillishausen , 1766–1768
- St. New Year's Eve in Zaisertshofen , 1769, major order to furnish the parish church
- The Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Amberg, pulpit, both side altars
literature
- Hermann Haisch (Ed.): Landkreis Unterallgäu . Memminger Zeitung Verlagsdruckerei GmbH, Memmingen 1987, ISBN 3-9800649-2-1 , p. 819 .
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| SURNAME | Gedler, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German altar builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amberg near Türkheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 1790 |
| Place of death | Amberg near Türkheim |