Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Albermann (28 May 1835, Werden an der Ruhr – 9 August 1913,

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) was a German sculptor.

Life and work

His father was a cabinet maker. He attended the in Werden until he was sixteen, then served an apprenticeship as a wood sculptor, in Elberfeld. In 1855, he was drafted into the military and served with the 2nd

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Regiment in Berlin. His Company Commander recognized his artistic talent, and allowed him to attend the

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while on duty. During this time, he joined the "Catholic Reading Association", the first student corporation in the

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. After his discharge from the army, he initially worked for his former teachers,

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and . In 1864, he found himself back in the army, during the

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. The following year, he settled in Cologne. There, he became a free-lance sculptor. At the suggestion of the regional government, he founded a commercial drawing school in 1871, where he taught and served as Director until 1896. From 1893 to 1900, he was a Stadtverordneter (City Councilor). He was named a Professor in 1902. His sculptural work was very extensive. Among his best known works are the statues of Ferdinand Franz Wallraf and

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, in front of the

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, which they founded. Other notable works include the Johann von Werth Fountain, at the , the , at the Waidmarkt, and the in

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; done in a similar configurations. He also created numerous architectural sculptures, for private as well as public structures, and religious figures for various churches. He was interred at

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, where twenty of the graves are adorned with his works.

Sources

* Erwin Dickhoff: ''Essener Köpfe. Wer war was?'' Richard Bracht, Essen 1985, pg.3, * Werner Schmidt: ''Der Bildhauer Wilhelm Albermann. Leben und Werk'',

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, 2001, * Siegfried Koß: "Albermann, Wilhelm", in: Wolfgang Löhr (Ed.): ''Biographisches Lexikon des KV. 2. Teil'', (Revocatio historiae Vol.3), SH-Verlag, Schernfeld 1993, pg.15 f. * P. Höveler: "Professor Wilhelm Albermann", in: ''Akademische Monatsblätter'', 1914 * E. Trier, W. Weyres (Eds.): ''Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts im Rheinland'', Vol.IV. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1980, * Paul Kühn, "Albermann, Wilhelm", in: ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'', Vol. 1: Aa–Antonio de Miraguel, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1907 pgs.184–185
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