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Launitz
Launitz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz Nikolaus Karl Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz (born Nikolaus Karl Eduard Launitz; 23 November 1797 – 12 December 1869) was a German sculptor. Biography Launitz was born a Baltic German in Grobin, Courland, which was then part of the Russian Emp ... (1796–1869), Russian-German sculptor * Robert Eberhard Launitz (1806–1870), Russian-American sculptor, nephew of Eduard * Wilhelm Schmidt von der Launitz (1802–1864), Baltic German general See also * Lauritz {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Schmidt Von Der Launitz
Georg Wilhelm "William" Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz (Born Launitz; russian: Васи́лий Фёдорович Лауниц, tr. ; 1802) was a Baltic German general in the service of the Imperial Russian Army. Launitz was noted for being a strict and disciplined commander, and thanks to his effort, many of his troops’ living conditions were improved. Launitz also served as the first commander of the Kharkov Military District from August 1864 before dying from falling of his horse in October of the same year. Biography Origin Georg Wilhelm Eduard von der Launitz was born on into the family of Christian Friedrich Launitz, a pastor in Grobin, and Dorothea Elizabeth Kolb, he was the brother of the sculptor Robert and nephew to another famous sculptor Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz. Little was known about the Launitz family’s ( ru) history, the only known history was that first ever known ancestor was Jürgen Launitz, all what was known about him was that he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Eberhard Launitz
Robert Eberhard Launitz (4 November 1806 – 13 December 1870) was a Russian-American sculptor. Biography Launitz was born into a Baltic German family in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, then part of the Russian Empire. He received a classical and military education in training for a military career. However, his interest in art intervened, and on the advice of an uncle, sculptor Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz, he went to Rome. There he trained under his uncle, and later under Thorwaldsen. He then settled in New York in 1828, deaf and with no knowledge of English. He found work as a journeyman under John Frazee (sculptor, born 1790), John Frazee. In 1831, he and Frazee became partners. Frazee left the partnership in 1837. Launitz was the first instructor of Thomas Crawford (sculptor), Thomas Crawford. In 1833, he was made a member of the National Academy Museum and School, National Academy on the basis of his bas-relief "Venus and Cupid." He has been called the father of monumen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Schmidt Von Der Launitz
Nikolaus Karl Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz (born Nikolaus Karl Eduard Launitz; 23 November 1797 – 12 December 1869) was a German sculptor. Biography Launitz was born a Baltic German in Grobin, Courland, which was then part of the Russian Empire. He was raised in Vechelde in the Duchy of Brunswick in 1809 after the death of his parents. In 1815 he began studying jurisprudence at the University of Göttingen. He became more interested in art, however, and visited an artists' colony in Rome. There he became a student of Bertel Thorvaldsen, whom he assisted in restoring the Æginetan marbles. Schmidt von der Launitz spent most of his adult life in Frankfurt. He taught at the Städel in Frankfurt and the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, art academy in Düsseldorf. Schmidt von der Launitz is buried in the Hauptfriedhof Frankfurt. United States sculptor Robert Eberhard Launitz was his nephew. Work Schmidt von der Launitz's first independent work was an 1820 relief of his brother, who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
