Jan Zygmunt Deybel von Hammerau or Johann Sigmund Deybel (born 1685–90,

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

; died 1752) was a

Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...

architect from Saxony mainly active in Poland. He also served as a captain (from 1736) then as a major (1746) in the Polish artillery — his son was the general

Krystian Godfryd Deybel de Hammerau Krystian Godfryd Deybel de Hammerau (1725–1798) was a Polish military commander and a general of artillery. He fought during the Warsaw Uprising of 1794 and commanded the artillery of Kościuszko's Uprising. Born to a family of Polonized German ...

Life

From 1719 to 1721 he worked in Warsaw's royal buildings office and from 1726 was architect to

Augustus II the Strong Augustus II; german: August der Starke; lt, Augustas II; in Saxony also known as Frederick Augustus I – Friedrich August I (12 May 16701 February 1733), most commonly known as Augustus the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as Ki ...

. He used French architectural forms from the three-volume 1727-37 ''L'Architecture française'' by J. Mariette. His pupils included Ephraim Szreger and

Zygmunt Vogel Zygmunt Vogel (15 June 1764, Wołczyn – 20 April 1826, Warsaw) was a Polish illustrator, educator, and painter in the classical style. He was sometimes called ''Ptaszek'' (Polish for "Bird"): a reference to his name (which means "bird" in G ...

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20130928071646/http://www.warszawa1939.pl/osoba_obiekty.php?osoba_id=156 Architects from Warsaw 17th-century German architects 18th-century German architects Architects from Saxony 1680s births 1752 deaths Polish people of German descent Military personnel of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Rococo architects {{Germany-architect-stub