Gurlitt, Cornelius |
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BORN 1 Jan 1850, Nischwitz, Sachsen - DIED 25 Mar 1938, Dresden, Sachsen GRAVE LOCATION Dresden, Sachsen: Johannisfriedhof, Wehlener Strasse 13, Tolkewitz (3 F) |
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Cornelius Gurlitt was the son of the Danish landscape painter Louis Gurlitt (1812-1897). He attended the gymnasium in Gotha but left it without graduating. In 1868 he started working for Emil von Förster in Vienna. His next station was a stduy at the Polytechnikum in Stuttgart. During the Franco-Prussian War he served as a volunteer. In 1888 he married Marie Gerlach. The art dealer Hildebrandt Gurlitt was one of their sons. For a short time in 1889 he worked as a private tracher at the Technischen Hochschule Berlin-Charlottenburg. In 1893 he succeeded Rochard Steches as assistant professor at the Technische Universität in Dresden. He became a full professor in 1899. He became its rector in 1904/1905. His historical research mainly focussed on Baroque art and he published many books and articles. He retired in 1920 and died in Dresden in 1938. Family • Son: Gurlitt, Hildebrand • Daughter: Gurlitt, Cornelia |
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 The grave of Cornelius Gurlitt at the Johannisfriedhof, Dresden. Picture by Androom (07 Aug 2016) |
