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Friedrich Gilly

Friedrich David Gilly (16 February 1772 – 3 August 1800) was a German architect and the son of the architect David Gilly. His works are influenced by revolutionary architecture (Revolutionsarchitektur). Friedrich Gilly was born in Altdamm, Pomerania, (today Dąbie, district of Szczecin, Poland), Gilly was known as a prodigy and the teacher of the young Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

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Friedrich Gilly

Oil painting of the architect Friedrich Gilly (1772-1800) by Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1758 - 1828) around 1800

Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1758 - 1828), Maler, Foto vom Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Andres Kilger · https: recherche.smb.museum/detail/965011/bildnis-des-architekten-friedrich-gilly · CC0

Name
Friedrich Gilly
Birth Name
Friedrich David Gilly
Birthplace
Altdamm, Pomerania
Died
3 August 1800
Place of death
Karlsbad
Occupation
architect
Born
1772
Nationality
Kingdom of Prussia

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Friedrich Gilly, a master builder, architect, “Bauinspektor”, interior decorator, furniture designer, draughtsman and furniture worker, was born on 16 February 1772 and died on 3 August 1800.

Life

The birthplace of Friedrich Gilly is recorded as Altdamm by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Szczecin by the Getty Union List of Artist Names. The place of death of Friedrich Gilly is recorded as Karlsbad by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Karlovy Vary by the Getty Union List of Artist Names.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · Getty Union List of Artist Names

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