Theobald Hofmann
Alwin Theobald Hofmann (born July 1, 1861 in Löbau ; † August 19, 1953 in Kassel ) was a German architect, professor and specialist author.
Life
Theobald Hofmann, son of the Löbauer master builder Alwin Hofmann, completed his architectural training in the master workshop of the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe under Ferdinand Keller . From 1889 he attended the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1890 Hofmann received an academic travel grant. “The architect Alwin Theobald Hofmann from Löbau, a student of the building supervisor Prof. Lipsius , had a lot to do with his design for a concert hall in the capital. The scholarship amounts to 3,000 marks for two years. ”Theobald-Hofmann-Straße in Löbau is named after him.
literature
- Wilhelm Ide: The Löbauer Theobald Hofmann Foundation. An introduction to the life's work of a German architect, teacher and researcher. Wilh. Thiele & Schwarz, Kassel 1940.
Web links
- Literature by and about Theobald Hofmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hofmann, Theobald at Worldcat
Individual evidence
- ^ Theobald Hofmann in the database of the Berlin State Library . Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Friedrich Jansa: Hofmann, Theobald (architect and specialist writer, professor and senior teacher, Elberfeld, Straßburgerstr. 23), b. 1. VII. 1861 in Löbau (Saxony) in: German visual artists in word and image, Verlag F. Jansa 1912.
- ↑ Die Kunst für Alle , Volume 6. Verlag F. Bruckmann, 1891.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofmann, Theobald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hofmann, Alwin Theobald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect, professor and specialist book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Löbau |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th August 1953 |
| Place of death | kassel |