Glückert, Julius |
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BORN 5 Jun 1848, Darmstadt, Hessen - DIED 30 Sep 1911, Darmstadt, Hessen BIRTH NAME Glückert, Heinrich Julius GRAVE LOCATION Darmstadt, Hessen: Alter Friedhof, Ramstädter Strasse (I-G-101) |
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Julius Glückert was the son of Jacob G. Glückert (1815-1881), a master carpenter who became a furniture manufacturer. He joined his father's company and became the owner af his father's death. In 1897 his company completed the breakfast room in the Neue Palais in Darmstadt. He worked together with the Jugendstil artists of the Mathildenhöhe and the architect Joseph Maria Olbrich. In 1901 Olbrich designed a house for Glückert on the Mathildenhöhe that is now known as the Grosses Haus. It was used as an exhibition space. Glückert lived in a house next to it that was designed by Olbrich as well. Glückert was purveyor to both the Russian and the Dutch Court. In 1900 and 1904 his company won prizes at the World Exhibtions in Paris and St. Louis. After his death in 1911 he was buried in the family grave at the Alter Friedhof that was designed by Olbrich. His daughter Änne Klöne (1879-1969) was the owner of the company until is was dissolved in 1943. Related persons • has grave monument designed by Olbrich, Josef Maria • cooperated with Olbrich, Josef Maria |
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 The grave of Julius Glückert at the Alter Friedhof, Darmstadt. Picture by Androom (29 Apr 2013) |
Sources • Schneider, Carlo, Die Friedhöfe in Darmstadt, Eduard Roether, Darmstadt, 1991 • Julius Glückert - Wikipedia (DE) |
