# Wilhelm Albermann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wilhelm_Albermann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wilhelm_Albermann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Albermann > Source revision: 1093498948 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|German sculptor}} [[File:Wuppertal, Wotanstr., Märchenbrunnen, von SW, Bild 1.jpg|thumb|215px|The Märchenbrunnen (Fairy Tale Fountain), in [Wuppertal](/source/Wuppertal)]] thumb|215px|The statues of Richartz and Wallraf at MAK (photomontage) '''Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Albermann''' (28 May 1835, [Werden an der Ruhr](/source/Werden%2C_Essen) – 9 August 1913, [Cologne](/source/Cologne)) was a German sculptor. == Life and work == His father was a [cabinet maker](/source/cabinet_maker). He attended the {{ill|Rektoratsschule|de}} in Werden until he was sixteen, then served an apprenticeship as a wood sculptor, in [Elberfeld](/source/Elberfeld). In 1855, he was drafted into the military and served with the 2nd [Grenadier](/source/Grenadier) Regiment in Berlin. His Company Commander recognized his artistic talent, and allowed him to attend the [Prussian Academy of Art](/source/Prussian_Academy_of_Art) while on duty. During this time, he joined the "Catholic Reading Association", the first student corporation in the [Kartellverband](/source/Kartellverband). After his discharge from the army, he initially worked for his former teachers, [Hugo Hagen](/source/Hugo_Hagen) and {{ill|August Fischer (sculptor)|de|August Fischer (Bildhauer)|lt=August Fischer}}. In 1864, he found himself back in the army, during the [Second Schleswig War](/source/Second_Schleswig_War). The following year, he settled in Cologne. There, he became a free-lance sculptor. At the suggestion of the regional government, he founded a commercial drawing school in 1871, where he taught and served as Director until 1896. From 1893 to 1900, he was a Stadtverordneter (City Councilor). He was named a Professor in 1902. His sculptural work was very extensive. Among his best known works are the statues of [Ferdinand Franz Wallraf](/source/Ferdinand_Franz_Wallraf) and [Johann Heinrich Richartz](/source/Johann_Heinrich_Richartz), in front of the [Museum für Angewandte Kunst](/source/Museum_f%C3%BCr_Angewandte_Kunst_(Cologne)), which they founded. Other notable works include the [Johann von Werth Fountain](/source/Johann_von_Werth), at the {{ill|Alter Markt (Köln)|de|lt=Alter Markt}}, the {{ill|Hermann-Josef-Brunnen|de|lt=Hermann Josef Fountain}}, at the Waidmarkt, and the {{ill|Märchenbrunnen (Wuppertal)|de|lt=Märchenbrunnen}} in [Wuppertal](/source/Wuppertal); done in a similar configurations. He also created numerous architectural sculptures, for private as well as public structures, and religious figures for various churches. He was interred at [Melaten Cemetery](/source/Melaten_Cemetery), where twenty of the graves are adorned with his works. == Sources == * Erwin Dickhoff: ''Essener Köpfe. Wer war was?'' Richard Bracht, Essen 1985, pg.3, {{ISBN|3-87034-037-1}} * Werner Schmidt: ''Der Bildhauer Wilhelm Albermann. Leben und Werk'', [Kölnisches Stadtmuseum](/source/K%C3%B6lnisches_Stadtmuseum), 2001, {{ISBN|3-927396-85-0}} * Siegfried Koß: "Albermann, Wilhelm", in: Wolfgang Löhr (Ed.): ''Biographisches Lexikon des KV. 2. Teil'', (Revocatio historiae Vol.3), SH-Verlag, Schernfeld 1993, pg.15 f. {{ISBN|3-923621-98-1}} * P. Höveler: "Professor Wilhelm Albermann", in: ''Akademische Monatsblätter'', 1914 * E. Trier, W. Weyres (Eds.): ''Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts im Rheinland'', Vol.IV. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1980, {{ISBN|3-590-30254-2}} * Paul Kühn, "Albermann, Wilhelm", in: ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'', Vol. 1: Aa–Antonio de Miraguel, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1907 pgs.184–185 ([https://archive.org/details/allgemeineslexi01vollgoog/page/n201/mode/1up Online]) == External links == {{Commonscat inline|Wilhelm Albermann}} * {{DNB-Portal|123862051}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Albermann, Wilhelm}} Category:1835 births Category:1913 deaths Category:20th-century German sculptors Category:20th-century German male artists Category:19th-century German sculptors Category:19th-century German male artists Category:German male sculptors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wilhelm Albermann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Albermann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Albermann?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.