Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff

Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff was an architect (1736–1800). He was born at Dresden and died at Dessau.

Also recorded as Friedrich Wilhelm Erdmannsdorff; Friedrich Wilhelm Von Erdmannsdorff; Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Erdmannsdorff.

Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff in brief

Born
1736
Died
1800
Known for
architect
Place of birth
Dresden
Contents

Career and activity

Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff worked in architecture. His work is associated with Neoclassical architecture.

He worked at Wörlitz, Berlin and Potsdam.

Catalogued works

11 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1780 to 1783.

Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, dated 1780. Luisium. Georgium, dated 1783. Amphitheater. Herzogliches Hoftheater. Gotisches Haus. Küchengebäude. Sammlung der Zeichnungen. Sammeln und Zeichnen. Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff, 1736-1800. Kunsthistorisches Journal einer fürstlichen Bildungsreise nach Italien 1765/66.

Literature

9 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Erdmannsdorff, Friedrich Wilhelm, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Rezension von: Ralf-Torsten Speler (Hg.): Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff. Kunsthistorisches Journal einer fürstlichen Bildungsreise nach Italien 1765/66, München / Berlin: Deutscher Kunstverlag 2001, 2003. Un Grand Tour: Deux journaux d’un même voyage en Italie, France et Angleterre (1765–1768). Transcrit à partir des deux documents originaux et présenté par François Colson, 2016. 16. Kapitel Ferropolis, 2015. Rural and Urban: Architecture Between Two Cultures, 2009. The conservation of buildings and gardens of the Dessau- Worlitz reformatory work, 1987. L'empire des jardins : Le parc et le château de Wörlitz, 2006. Cartas de Martin Heidegger a Friedrich-Wilhelm von Herrmann (1956–1974), ApareSER, Revista de Filosofía, 2025. A recepção À paz perpétua de Kant: Friedrich Wilhelm von Schütz, Studia Kantiana, 2025.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff studied at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. the recorded working language is French.

The field of work recorded is architecture. The authority associates the name with Neoclassical architecture.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Wörlitz, Berlin and Potsdam.

Works named in the authority record are Wörlitz Synagogue.

Chronology

  1. 1736Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff born at Dresden.
  2. 1780Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm.
  3. 1783Georgium.
  4. 1800Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff died at Dessau.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Erdmannsdorff, Friedrich Wilhelm, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff (Internet Archive), 5 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1091926859, Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff 1736-1800 (1986 ; Wörlitz + 1986 ; Dessau).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  4. 4.

    Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff.

    scholarly index · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q66929: Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    “Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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