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Jakob Friedrich Eisenlohr (23 November 1805,
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File:Bahnhof Denzlingen (3).jpg, The railway station in
Friedrich Eisenlohr
@ Südwestdeutsches Archiv für Architektur und Ingenieurbau {{DEFAULTSORT:Eisenlohr, Friedrich 1805 births 1854 deaths 19th-century German architects Clock designs Railway stations Karlsruhe Institute of Technology faculty People from Lörrach
Jakob Friedrich Eisenlohr (23 November 1805, Lörrach
Lörrach () is a town in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. It is the home of a number of large employers, including the ...
- 27 February 1854, Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
) was a German architect and university professor. His design for a cuckoo clock
A cuckoo clock is, typically, a pendulum clock that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo call and has an automated cuckoo bird that moves with each note. Some move their wings and open and close their beaks while leaning forwards ...
, now known as the Bahnhäusle (train station) style, was the first to be mass-produced and helped make the clocks popular outside of Germany.
Life and work
His father, Jakob Friedrich Eisenlohr (1777–1854), was anevangelical
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...
pastor
A pastor (abbreviated as "Pr" or "Ptr" , or "Ps" ) is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and ...
. From 1821 to 1824, he studied in Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...
with the architect, .Peter Pretsch: "Friedrich Eisenlohr. Architekt der badischen Eisenbahn", In: ''Blick in die Geschichte'', Nr. 67, 24 June 2005Online
After that, he moved to
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
, where he studied at the building school operated by Friedrich Weinbrenner
Friedrich Weinbrenner (24 November 1766 – 1 March 1826) was a German architect and city planner admired for his mastery of classical style.
Birth and education
Weinbrenner was born in Karlsruhe, and began his career apprenticed to his father, ...
. From 1826 to 1828, he continued his studies in Italy.
After serving an apprenticeship, he became a teacher at the Polytechnischen Oberschule in Karlsruhe where, in 1839, he became a building official, and was appointed a Professor of architecture and construction. One of his first assignments, as an assistant to Heinrich Hübsch
Heinrich Hübsch (9 February 1795 – 3 April 1863) was a German architect. After studies in Heidelberg (1813–15) and at Friedrich Weinbrenner's school of architecture in Karlsruhe (1815–17) he traveled extensively in Greece and Italy (1817â ...
, was managing the relocation of a church belonging to Tennenbach Abbey
Tennenbach Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in what is now the district of Freiamt in the town of Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was originally named ''Porta Coeli'' (Latin, 'Heaven's Gate').
It was founded around 1158 by monks from ...
. He also dealt with tall structures belonging to the Baden Railway, as well as planning stations and designing over 300 station-keeper's houses.
In addition to his railway structures, he worked on the reconstruction of Ortenberg Castle
Ortenberg Castle is the main landmark of the Ortenau and is situated above the town of Ortenberg at the end of the Kinzig Valley between Offenburg and Gengenbach.
The origins of the Ortenau Castle can be traced back to the 11th/12th century. ...
, and designed several public buildings; such as the drinking hall in Badenweiler
Badenweiler (High Alemannic: ''Badewiler'') is a health resort and spa in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, historically in the Markgräflerland. It is 28 kilometers by road and rail from Basel, 10 kilometer ...
and the Freiburg festival hall. Together with the sculptor, August Kiss
August Karl Eduard Kiss, or Kiß (October 11, 1802 – March 24, 1865) was a German sculptor, known for his monumental bronzes.
Life and works
Kiss was born in Paprotzan (now Paprocany, part of Tychy in Poland) in Prussian Silesia. He studi ...
, he designed the Prussian monument at the old cemetery in Karlsruhe.
In 1853, he was named head of the building school at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; german: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) is a public research university in Karlsruhe, Germany. The institute is a national research center of the Helmholtz Association.
KIT was created in 2009 w ...
. He was married to Wilhelmine von Biedenfeld (1801–1882), the daughter of General .
Selected works
Denzlingen
Denzlingen is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated north of Freiburg.
Geography
Denzlingen is located in the Upper Rhine Valley (''Oberrheinische Tiefebene'') at the edge of the Black F ...
File:GutshausBW.JPG, A winery in Wachenheim
Wachenheim an der Weinstraße (formerly called ''Wachenheim im Speyergau'') is a small town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, roughly 1 km south of Bad Dürkheim and 20 km west of Ludwigshafen. It is known ...
File:Eisenl2.png, The original design and first model of the Bahnhäusle cuckoo clock
File:Offenburg Hbf1.JPG, The railway station in Offenburg
Offenburg ("open borough" - coat of arms showing open gates; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemmanic: ''Offäburg'') is a city located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With nearly 60,000 inhabitants (2019), it is the largest city and the ad ...
References
Further reading
* Gerlinde Brandenburger, ''Denkmäler, Brunnen und Freiplastiken in Karlsruhe 1715–1945.'' Badenia-Verlag, 1987, * Hans Joachim Clewing, "Friedrich Eisenlohr. Der Zeichner und Baumeister", in: ''Badische Heimat'', Vol.36, 1956 *External links
Friedrich Eisenlohr
@ Südwestdeutsches Archiv für Architektur und Ingenieurbau {{DEFAULTSORT:Eisenlohr, Friedrich 1805 births 1854 deaths 19th-century German architects Clock designs Railway stations Karlsruhe Institute of Technology faculty People from Lörrach