Wilhelm Hauers
Wilhelm Hauers (born February 10, 1836 in Celle ; † April 27, 1905 in Hamburg ) was a German architect and co-founder of the Lower Saxony construction works , and later the Hamburg construction works .
Career
Wilhelm Hauers studied at the Hanover Polytechnic from 1852 to 1855 . Here he joined the Landsmannschaft Slesvico-Holsatia, later the Corps Slesvico-Holsatia , in 1853 . In 1858 he was made an honorary boy. After completing his studies, he worked in Conrad Wilhelm Hase's office , among other things as site manager for the Christ Church in Hanover . His "portrait" is symbolized on this church as a gargoyle with a boar's head (= the boar's "tusks"). In 1860 he was a co-founder of the Lower Saxony Bauhütte and was later made an honorary member of its successor, the Bauhütte zum Weißen Blatt .
From 1866 Wilhelm Hauers worked for the building deputation in Hamburg and went into business there in 1871. During this time he became a co-founder of the Hamburger Bauhütte . He was also a member of the Hamburg Artists' Association from 1832 .
Work (incomplete)
Hauers designed numerous buildings of various types, as well as fountains, tombs and furniture.
- 1864–1865: Gym of the Gymnastics Club in Hanover (TKH) in Hanover, Maschstrasse (together with Wilhelm Schultz )
- 1880–1882: St. John's Church in Hamburg-Harvestehude
- 1886–1888: Portals of the New Elbe Bridge in Hamburg (together with the architect August Pieper and the engineer Franz Andreas Meyer )
- 1888–1889: Sundt department store , Bergen (Norway)
- 1886–1897: City Hall in Hamburg (as a member of an architects' working group, the so-called " City Hall Builders Association")
- 1891–1894: Administration building for the German Military Service Insurance Company in Hanover, Rathenaustraße / Landschaftsstraße (with Georg Hägemann ; now part of the Deutsche Bank AG complex )
- 1900: fourth building of the Alsterpavillon in Hamburg (replaced by a new building in 1914)
literature
- Hauers, Wilhelm . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 16 : Hansen – Heubach . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1923, p. 129 .
- Günther Kokkelink , Harold Hammer-Schenk (eds.): Laves and Hannover. Lower Saxony architecture in the 19th century. Hannover 1989, p. 568 and others
- Günther Kokkelink, Monika Lemke-Kokkelink : Architecture in Northern Germany. Hanover 1998, p. 533 fuö.
- Helmut Knocke in: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (Eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 273.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Corps Slesvico-Holsatia, Corpslist. Winter semester 1981/82, p. 12, No. 018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hauers, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Celle |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1905 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |