Johann Georg Specht (20 December 1721 – 30 December 1803) was born in

Lindenberg im Allgäu Lindenberg im Allgäu (Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Lindaberg'') is the second largest Town#Germany, town of the district of Lindau (district), Lindau in Bavaria, Germany. It is an acknowledged air health resort. History The town was fi ...

. He was a

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and

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in the south of

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. Johann Georg Specht trained as a civil engineer with

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. Specht planned and had a vast number of edifices and other

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s built in

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and the

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, amongst which are as varied constructions as water works, bridges,

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, industrial

and even

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and churches. His main and most famous project was the

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church St. Martin at

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in 1771. He planned and designed the church but was not allowed to execute the building works when the

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and civil engineer

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was contracted in 1778 to complete the building works after Specht had been dismissed in December 1777.

Works

* 1748–1750: industrial building at castle Ratzenried * 1751:

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in Eglofs * 1753: parish church in Baisingen near

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* 1754: castle

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* 1855–1756: hunting castle and

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in Rimpach near Leutkirch * 1765: extension of the parish church in Lindenberg/Allgäu * 1771: parish church in

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near Kempten/Allgäu * 1771-1778: church at

* 1776-1779: castle Kleinlaupheim in

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* 1778: mail coach station in Kempten/Allgäu * 1782: industrial buildings at

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Monastery * 1786-1789: castle Neutrauchberg near Isny * 1792: parish church in Scheidegg near Lindenberg im Allgäu

Honour

A street in Lindenberg im Allgäu has been named ''Baumeister-Specht-Strasse''.

External links

Webpage about Wiblingen Abbey

German webpage about Specht's work in Amtzell (in German)
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