Brandstetter, Hans |
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BORN 23 Jan 1854, Michlbach (Hitzendorf), Steiermark - DIED 4 Jan 1925, Graz, Steiermark GRAVE LOCATION Graz, Steiermark: Katholischer Friedhof St. Peter, Petersgasse 67 (A--330) |
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Hans Brandstetter studied at the Academy in Vienna under Edmund von Hellmer and Carl Kundmann. For his first works the Academy awarded him a prize. In Graz Jakob Gschiel was hier teacher. He became a professor at the Staatsgewerbeschule in Graz and created several works for public places in that city. His bronze statue "The Forest Lily" is in the Stadtpark in Graz. He also made sculptures for cemeteries. The sculptor Willhelm Gösser was his son. Related persons • was a friend of Reininghaus, Hans von |
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 The grave of Hans Brandstetter at the St. Peter Stadtfriedhof, Graz. Picture by Androom (17 Aug 2009) |
Sources • Rechnitz, Stefan, Index zum Friedhofsverzeichnis • Hans Brandstetter - Wikipedia |
