Joseph Elsner
Illustration — Interior of Catholic Church St. Nikolaus, Übersee am Chiemsee Joseph Elsner (disambiguation) Joseph Elsner (29 September 1845 in Schlaney, Silesia – 3 March 1933 in Munich) was a German architect and designer of Historicism (art). Elsner's work focused mainly on the interior of Catholic churches in Munich, Bavaria, and in his home region, Silesia.
Joseph Elsner
Familienfoto meines Ur Ur Großvaters Joseph Elsner Senior · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Germany
- Occupation
- architect · sculptor
- Honours
- Order of Saint Michael · Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice
- Languages
- German
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Joseph Elsner was an architect, born in 1845 in Kudowa Zdrój-Czermna/Kłodzko and died in 1933 in Munich.
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His mentor was Johann Marggraff. In 1876 he married Walburga Hauser (1857–1924). They had 13 children, six of whom died as infants or toddlers. His son, Joseph Elsner junior (1879–1970), was also an architect.
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1845
Joseph Elsner born at Słone (Kudowa-Zdrój).
1933
Joseph Elsner died at Munich.
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Słone (Kudowa-Zdrój).
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Joseph Elsner is recorded as having received Order of Saint Michael and Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice.
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