Wilhelm Bubeck

Wilhelm Bubeck (born July 10, 1850 in Basel , † June 14, 1891 in Münchenstein ) was a Swiss architect .

Live and act

Bubeck completed an apprenticeship as an architect at the Polytechnic in Stuttgart from 1868 to 1872. After graduating, he was involved in the construction of the Gotthard Railway and the architect responsible for the Gotthard Railway's structural engineering projects. This was followed by a job with the royal building officer Edwin Oppler (1831-1880) in Hanover . Bubeck traveled to Europe and worked, among other things, on the construction of the great Palace of Justice in Brussels .

After his return to Basel he became head of the drawing and modeling school in Basel. On November 9, 1880, he was appointed director of the Basel Trade Museum . In 1886 the modeling school was converted under the leadership of Bubeck as the general trade school in Basel , where he was director until his tragic accidental death in 1891.

He made numerous drafts, sketches and drawings that later shape the cityscape of Basel, among other things, drinking water fountains were created based on his designs, which were then poured into their blast furnaces by Ludwig von Roll'schen Eisenwerke . Of the original 50 fountain specimens that were made according to Bubeck's design, 28 are still in the city of Basel today.

On June 14th, 1891 Wilhelm Bubeck died together with his brother PJ Bubeck-Degen and his son, as well as Bubeck's sister Johanna in the railway accident at Münchenstein . The disaster at the railway bridge over the Birs claimed more than 70 lives.

Works

Basilisk fountain in Basel, Lange Erlen Zoo

Well-known works by Bubeck in Basel:

Basiliskenbrunnen in Basel, popularly known as "Basilisgge-Brünneli".
Sidewalk well

In Zurich: https://h2o.do/ch-zh?l=de&i=Q27229668

swell

C. Manasse, D. Tréfás: Wilhelm Bubeck, the creator of the basilisk fountain. Section: The History of Water Supply. in: Networked, Provided, Connected. Christoph-Merian-Verlag, Basel 2006, p. 121, ISBN 3-856-16286-0 .

Web links

Technical reports by the Swiss members of the International Jury of the 1889 World Exhibition in Paris. (Bubeck's publications on the World Exhibition in Paris)
Wilhelm Bubeck. In: arch INFORM .
Report: Fountains from Basel spread across the world on badische-zeitung.de

Individual evidence

^ School of Design Basel: Wilhelm Bubeck, General Trade School Basel. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
↑ The basilisk fountain. on altbasel.ch
↑ Schweizerische Bauzeitung: 1891, obituary for Wilhelm Bubeck. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .
↑ K. Loeliger: The railway accident at Münchenstein June 14, 1891. In: Baselbieter Heimatbuch. Volume 6, Verlag des Kantons Basel-Landschaft, Liestal 1954, p. 138. (Official list of the police officers' deaths)
↑ A. Burger, contribution to the historical fountain no.43: Marktplatz. Chapter 6: 16th and 17th century fountains. in: History of fountains in Basel. Public Basel Monument Preservation, Basel 1970, p. 70, OCLC 603093365 .

personal data
SURNAME	Bubeck, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss architect
DATE OF BIRTH	July 10, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH	Basel
DATE OF DEATH	June 14, 1891
Place of death	Munchenstein

[1] School of Design Basel: Wilhelm Bubeck, General Trade School Basel. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .

[2] The basilisk fountain. on altbasel.ch

[3] Schweizerische Bauzeitung: 1891, obituary for Wilhelm Bubeck. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .

[4] K. Loeliger: The railway accident at Münchenstein June 14, 1891. In: Baselbieter Heimatbuch. Volume 6, Verlag des Kantons Basel-Landschaft, Liestal 1954, p. 138. (Official list of the police officers' deaths)

[5] A. Burger, contribution to the historical fountain no.43: Marktplatz. Chapter 6: 16th and 17th century fountains. in: History of fountains in Basel. Public Basel Monument Preservation, Basel 1970, p. 70, OCLC 603093365 .