Wilhelm von Gebhardi
Wilhelm von Gebhardi (born August 28, 1738 in Wolfenbüttel ; † February 24, 1809 in Braunschweig ) was a German architect and head of the ducal-Braunschweig building department.
Life
Born in Wolfenbüttel, Gebhardi was the son of Duke Charles I's personal physician . He grew up in Braunschweig, where he attended the Collegium Carolinum from 1756 . Despite an early interest in architecture , he decided to study law , which he completed in Helmstedt and Leipzig . In 1762 he joined the Princely Braunschweig Chamber of Commerce as a registrar.
Head of the Ducal Building Department
In 1770 Gebhardi was appointed head of the ducal building department. Despite a lack of architectural training, several buildings were designed by him. He was appointed monastery councilor in 1774, monastery councilor in 1776 and chamber councilor in 1778. Duke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand , who had ruled independently since 1780 , appointed Christian Gottlob Langwagen to his court as the designing architect in 1782 . Gebhardi, who had also designed by then, was only supposed to deal with administrative and control tasks, which led to tensions between him and the new competitor.
The elevation to the hereditary imperial baron status took place in 1785. Gebhardi acquired the Thune estate, with which he became a member of the knighthood as well as the representation of the estates. In 1803 he was appointed secret chamber and monastery councilor. In the same year he handed over his office to Peter Joseph Krahe .
Gebhardi died in Braunschweig in 1809.
plant
The only preserved works by Gebhardi in Braunschweig are the main entrance gate of Richmond Castle from 1768/69 , the Ackerhof portal built in 1772 (dismantled and stored in 1971) and the box building in Leopoldstraße. The bridges that arose under his leadership, such as B. the long bridge were demolished in the 19th century during the canalization of the Oker trenches . His buildings show a late Baroque and partly early Classicist design language. An important monument preservation achievement was his prevention of the demolition of the late Gothic arcades of the Braunschweig old town hall in 1786.
literature
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 201 .
- Norman-Mathias Pingel: Gebhardi, Wilhelm von. In: Manfred Garzmann , Wolf-Dieter Schuegraf (Hrsg.): Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon . Supplementary volume. Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1996, ISBN 3-926701-30-7 , p. 50 .
Web links
- Coat of arms of Baron Wilhelm von Gebhardi on bildindex.de
- Residenzschloss, Braunschweig - Wilhelm von Gebhardi on bildindex.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Richmond Castle (PDF; 1.4 MB) on braunschweig.de, accessed on February 10, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gebhardi, Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1738 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolfenbüttel |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1809 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |