Franz Sales Meyer
Franz Sales Meyer (9 December 1849 – 6 November 1927) was a German professor of ornament, author, poet and painter.
Also recorded as Franz Sales Bernhard Meyer
Franz Sales Meyer
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Gemalt von Franz Sales Meyer (1849-1927). · Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe S Thomas Kellner K 22, 4 / Fotograf: Gemalt von Franz Sales Meyer (1849-1927). · This image was catalogued by Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe of the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg under ID: S Thomas Kellner K 22, 4. · CC BY 4.0
- Name
- Franz Sales Meyer
- Born
- 9 December 1849
- Birthplace
- Kenzingen, Germany
- Died
- 6 November 1927
- Place of death
- Karlsruhe, Germany
- Field
- Ornament
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- professor · poet · painter
- Languages
- German
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Franz Sales Meyer (9 December 1849 – 6 November 1927) was a German professor of ornament, author, poet and painter.
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Franz Sales Meyer (1849–1927) was a German painter, poet and professor. Born in Kenzingen, the painter died in Karlsruhe.
Franz Sales Meyer worked for Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe and worked in Karlsruhe. The painter was active in ornament. Languages used include German.
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• Name — Franz Sales Meyer • Born — 9 December 1849 • Birthplace — Kenzingen, Germany • Died — 6 November 1927 • Place of death — Karlsruhe, Germany • Field — Ornament • Works — A handbook of Ornament • Illustration — Franz Sales Meyer's signature
Life
Life
Franz Sales Meyer was born on 9 December 1849 in Kenzingen, Breisgau area. From 1866 to 1868, he attended the seminary in Meersburg, then moved to the Karlsruhe Polytechnic, where he completed his training in 1871 for industrial art teaching. In 1873, he accepted to the faculty of the Grand Ducal School of Applied Arts in Karlsruhe and, in 1878, he was appointed as a teacher. After a short illness, Franz Sales Meyer died on 6 November 1927 in Karlsruhe.
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• 1915 Honorary Citizen of the town of Meersburg • 1915 Honorary Citizen of the city Kenzingen
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Gemalt von Franz Sales Meyer (1849-1927). · Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe S Thomas Kellner K 22, 5 / Fotograf: Gemalt von Franz Sales Meyer (1849-1927). · This image was catalogued by Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe of the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg under ID: S Thomas Kellner K 22, 5.
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Gemalt von Franz Sales Meyer (1849-1927). · Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe S Thomas Kellner K 22, 7 / Fotograf: Gemalt von Franz Sales Meyer (1849-1927). · This image was catalogued by Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe of the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg under ID: S Thomas Kellner K 22, 7.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Meyer, Franz Sales. A handbook of Ornament. JM Classic Editions. 1896. 9781905217687.
- Meyer, Franz Sales. Handbook of Ornament: A Grammar of Art, Industrial and Architectural Designing in All Its Branches for Practical as Well as Theoretical Use. Dover Publications. 1957. 0486203026.
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