Johann George Schmidt
Johann Georg Schmidt (1707 – 24 July 1774) was a German architect of the Dresden Baroque. He was a city councillor[1] and the architect of Dresden's second Annenkirche (St Anne's Church) and the Kreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross).[2]
Work
Schmidt became well known for his work during the reconstruction of Dresden after the Seven Years' War. He co-designed Dresden's second Annenkirche (St Anne's Church) and the Kreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross).[2][1] He also collaborated with Johann Gottfried Fehre to build the Dreikönigskirche. The new church at the Schloss Weesenstein is also attributed to him.
Personal life and death
He was born in Fürstenwalde bei Geising, and became the brother-in-law, student[1] and successor of George Bähr. He died in Dresden.
References
- 1 2 3 Fritsch, Karl Emil Otto; Architekten, Vereinigung Berliner (1893). Der Kirchenbau des Protestantismus von der Reformation bis zur Gegenwart (in German). E. Toeche.
By far the most important examples of the system in question are the two buildings already mentioned, which Johann Georg Schmidt, Bähr's pupil and successor, and city councilor, created in Dresden: St. Anne's Church and the Church of the Holy Cross.
- 1 2 Lupfer, Gilbert; Sterra, Bernhard; Wo:rner, Martin (1997). Architectural guide to Dresden (in German). Reimer. pp. 8, 11, 37. ISBN 978-3-496-01179-8.