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{{short description|German painter}}

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|name = Friedrich Eduard Mezger
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|nationality = [[Kingdom of Bavaria|Bavarian]]
|nationality = [[Kingdom of Bavaria|Bavarian]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1807|2|13}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1807|2|13|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Pappenheim]]
|birth_place = [[Pappenheim]]
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1894|9|16|1807|2|13}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1894|9|16|1807|2|13|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Munich]]
|death_place = [[Munich]]
|alma_mater = [[Academy of Fine Arts Munich|Munich Academy]]
|alma_mater = [[Academy of Fine Arts Munich|Munich Academy]]
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[[File:Grave of Eduard Mezger (1807-1894).jpg|thumb|Grave of Eduard Mezger]]
[[File:Grave of Eduard Mezger (1807-1894).jpg|thumb|Grave of Eduard Mezger]]
'''Friedrich Eduard Mezger'''<ref>also findable under ''Metzger''</ref> (February 13, 1807 – September 16, 1894) was a [[Kingdom of Bavaria|Bavarian]] architect, painter, professor, and a high civil officer of the royal buildings administration, called ''Oberbaurat'' (literally "top architect").
'''Friedrich Eduard Mezger'''<ref>also findable under ''Metzger''</ref> (13 February 1807 – 16 September 1894) was a [[Kingdom of Bavaria|Bavarian]] architect, painter, professor, and a high civil officer of the royal buildings administration, called ''Oberbaurat'' (literally "top architect").


==Biography==
==Biography==
Mezger was born in [[Pahuppenheim]], son of the government building officer Kaspar Mezger. He studied at the [[Academy of Fine Arts Munich|Royal Academy of Fine Arts]]<ref>[http://matrikel.adbk.de/05ordner/mb_1809-1841/jahr_1825/matrikel-01014 ''01014 Eduard Metzger, Matrikelbuch 1809-1841''] viewed on March 7, 2009.</ref> in [[Munich]], where he was a student of [[Friedrich von Gärtner]] from 1825 to 1828, who enabled him to take part in monumental works in [[Athens]]. After his return in 1833 he became a professor in [[civil engineering]] at the [[Technical University of Munich]], then ''Oberbaurat'' in 1846. He contributed to the design of several public and private buildings, amongst them the house of the painter [[Friedrich Dürck]].<ref>[http://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:D%C3%BCrck,_Friedrich ADB:Dürck, Friedrich] (de)</ref> After Gärtner's death in 1847, he completed the works of the [[Siegestor]] in 1850.<ref>[http://www.archoftriumph.de/history02.html ''Ein "völlig antikes" Bauwerk''] (German).</ref>
Mezger was born in [[Pahuppenheim]], son of the government building officer Kaspar Mezger. He studied at the [[Academy of Fine Arts Munich|Royal Academy of Fine Arts]]<ref>[http://matrikel.adbk.de/05ordner/mb_1809-1841/jahr_1825/matrikel-01014 ''01014 Eduard Metzger, Matrikelbuch 1809-1841''] viewed on March 7, 2009.</ref> in [[Munich]], where he was a student of [[Friedrich von Gärtner]] from 1825 to 1828, who enabled him to take part in monumental works in [[Athens]]. After his return in 1833 he became a professor in [[civil engineering]] at the [[Technical University of Munich]], then ''Oberbaurat'' in 1846. He contributed to the design of several public and private buildings, amongst them the house of the painter [[Friedrich Dürck]].<ref>[http://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:D%C3%BCrck,_Friedrich ADB:Dürck, Friedrich] (de)</ref> After Gärtner's death in 1847, he completed the works of the [[Siegestor]] in 1850.<ref>[http://www.archoftriumph.de/history02.html ''Ein "völlig antikes" Bauwerk''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829011409/http://www.archoftriumph.de/history02.html |date=2005-08-29 }} (German).</ref>
<ref>[http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/seite.html?id=67072#Mezger ''Mezger''] (German), Biographisches Künstler-Lexikon</ref>
<ref>[http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/seite.html?id=67072#Mezger ''Mezger''] (German), Biographisches Künstler-Lexikon</ref>


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Latest revision as of 07:44, 31 August 2023

Friedrich Eduard Mezger
Born(1807-02-13)13 February 1807
Pappenheim
Died16 September 1894(1894-09-16) (aged 87)
Munich
NationalityBavarian
Alma materMunich Academy
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsSiegestor (completion work)
Grave of Eduard Mezger

Friedrich Eduard Mezger[1] (13 February 1807 – 16 September 1894) was a Bavarian architect, painter, professor, and a high civil officer of the royal buildings administration, called Oberbaurat (literally "top architect").

Biography

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Mezger was born in Pahuppenheim, son of the government building officer Kaspar Mezger. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts[2] in Munich, where he was a student of Friedrich von Gärtner from 1825 to 1828, who enabled him to take part in monumental works in Athens. After his return in 1833 he became a professor in civil engineering at the Technical University of Munich, then Oberbaurat in 1846. He contributed to the design of several public and private buildings, amongst them the house of the painter Friedrich Dürck.[3] After Gärtner's death in 1847, he completed the works of the Siegestor in 1850.[4] [5]

He died in Munich in 1894, survived by his wife Magareta and his daughter Emilie. He is buried in the Old Southern Cemetery.

Published works (selection)

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  • Altgriechische Baukunst (ancient Greek architecture)
  • Ornamente aus deutschen Gewächsen zum Gebrauch für Plastik und Malerei (ornaments of German plants for the use in sculpture and painting)
  • Die Einwirkung der Gesetze der Konstruktion (the effect of construction rules)
Greek landscape

References and notices

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  1. ^ also findable under Metzger
  2. ^ 01014 Eduard Metzger, Matrikelbuch 1809-1841 viewed on March 7, 2009.
  3. ^ ADB:Dürck, Friedrich (de)
  4. ^ Ein "völlig antikes" Bauwerk Archived 2005-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (German).
  5. ^ Mezger (German), Biographisches Künstler-Lexikon
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