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Hugo Gerard Ströhl (24 September 1851 – 7 December 1919) was an
Austria
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heraldist
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.
Life
Ströhl was born in
Wels
Wels (; Central Bavarian: ''Wös'') is a city in Upper Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is the county seat of Wels-Land, and with a population of approximately 60,000, the eighth largest city in Austria.
Geography
Wels is in the H ...
in
Upper Austria
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. A talented painter, he studied at the School for Applied Arts ("
Kunstgewerbeschule
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des Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie", now "Hochschule für angewandte Kunst") in
Vienna
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. After graduation, he taught painting and drawing, and founded a small printing office. Much of his work involved designing heraldic books and stamps for advertising.
His heraldic drawings, especially his main books, the
Austrian-Hungarian
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and the
Imperial German rolls of arms, are considered among the best heraldic drawings ever published.
Although it was not his first work on heraldry, the Roll of Arms of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, or "Österreichisch-Ungarische Wappenrolle", an overview of the arms of all the territories (and claims) of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, led to Ströhl's fame following its 1890 publication. These images can be seen in detai
here
Besides European heraldry, Ströhl was also interested in the comparable
Japan
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ese system of symbolism, and he published a large book on Japanese
mon, the "Nihon moncho" (日本 もんちょ) or Japanese Roll of Arms.
His "Heraldische Atlas" is still considered a standard work in German heraldic literature.
Ströhl designed for the St. Karl Borromäus-church in the old peoples home "Am Wienerwald" in Vienna, 130 arms of Viennese guilds, which are still shown on the walls of the church (se
here He also designed a large number of civic coats of arms for municipalities in Austria and
Germany
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, including the arms of Vienna. He died in
Mödling
Mödling () is the capital of the Austrian Mödling (district), district of the same name located approximately 14 km south of Vienna.
Mödling lies in Lower Austria's industrial zone (Industrieviertel). The Mödlingbach, a brook which rises ...
.
Bibliography (selection)
* ''Frisch brockte Schworzkerschäln. Schwarz-weiße Bilder zu lustigen Schnadahüpfeln aus den oestrreichischen Alpenländern'', Vienna, Perles, 1891
* ''Die Wappen der Druckgewerbe'', Vienna, 1893
* ''Wappen und Siegel der Orte Vorarlbergs'', Jahrbuch der Heraldischen Gesellschaft ''Adler'' in Vienna 1893, 22 pp. Arms of the towns in
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is ...
State.
* ''Deutsche Wappenrolle, Wappen von Deutschen Reiches und seiner Bundesstaaten. Deutsche Wappenrolle enthaltend alle Wappen, Standarten, Flaggen, Landesfarben und Kokarden des Deutschen Reiches, seiner Bundesstaaten und regierenden Dynastien'', Julius Hoffmann, Stuttgart, 1897. Images can be see
herean
* ''
Heraldischer Atlas
Heraldischer Atlas; eine Sammlung von heraldischen Musterblättern für Künstler, Gewerbetreibende, sowie für Freunde der Wappenkunde was a book on heraldry by Austrian heraldist and heraldic artist Hugo Gerard Ströhl, published in Stuttgart ...
'', Stuttgart, 1899. A large volume designed as a style guide for heraldic arts; with many illustrations.
* ''Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Wappenrolle: die Wappen ihrer K.u.k. Majestäten, die Wappen der durchlauchtigsten Herren Erzherzoge, die Staatswappen von Oesterreich und Ungarn, die Wappen der Kronländer und der ungarischen Comitate, die Flaggen, Fahnen und Cocarden beider Reichshälften, sowie das Wappen des souverainen Fürstenthumes Liechtenstein'', Vienna 1890; reprinted and revised 1900. An Austro-Hungarian Roll of Arms. Most images can be see
here
* ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der Badges: gesammelt aus den Werken englischer Heraldiker'', Jahrbuch der Heraldischen Gesellschaft ''Adler'', Vienna, 1902. On English badges.
* ''Städtewappen von Österreich-Ungarn'', Vienna, 1904. A revised edition of the book by
Karl Lind Karl may refer to:
People
* Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
* Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer
* Karl of Austria, last Austria ...
of 1885 on Austrian Hungarian city arms. For images se
Hartemink, Heraldry of the World
* ''Nihon moncho: Japanisches Wappenbuch, Ein Handbuch für Kunstgewerbetreibende und Sammler'', Vienna, Schroll, 1906. On Japanese ''
mon''.
* ''Landesfarben und Kokarden: Ein Vademekum für Maler, Graphiker, Fahnenfabrikanten und Dekorateure'', published by Ernst Morgenstern, Berlin 1910. On flags and banners.
* ''Die Entwicklung der österreichisch-ungarischen Kriegs- und Handelsflagge'', Jahrbuch der Heraldischen Gesellschaft ''Adler'', Vienna. On the development of the Austrian-Hungarian war- and trade flags.
* ''Die Landesfarben und Cocarden in Österreich und Deutschland'', Jahrbuch der Heraldischen Gesellschaft ''Adler'', Vienna. On the colours and banners of Austria and Germany.
* ''Album pontificale: Die Bildnisse der Päpste nach den Papstmedaillen. Nebst einer Wappenrolle der Päpste gezeichnet und erl. von Hugo Gerhard Ströhl'', Mönchengladbach, Kühlen, 1909. A book on papal arms, written in co-operation with Josef Hergenröther.
External links
*
Heraldischer Atlas v. 1899 (PDF) on
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Facebook page on Hugo Gerhard Ströhl with images from his booksExtended bibliographic overview and several hundred high resolution images
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1851 births
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People from Wels
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