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Sankt Gallen
Sankt Gallen (Kanton)

Kantiweg / Burggraben
(Kantonsschule)

Peter Scheitlin

St. Gallen 1779 - St. Gallen 1848
Swiss scholar, pastor and educator

Johann Halbig
1861

Description

Marble bust.

Inscription(s)

dem
andenken
PETER
SCHEITLINS
v.d.m.
geb.d. 4 mærz 1779
gest. d. 17 ian. 1848.

[laurel wreath]

Signature

ioh. halbig Prof. fec. | münchen 1861.

Artist

Johann von Halbig (Donnersdorf 1814 - München 1882), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikisource, Peter Scheitlin.
Festrede bei Enthüllung des Denkmals auf Peter Scheitlin, Professor, anläßlich des Waisenhaus-Jubiläums zu St. Gallen, gehalten von J. J. Rietmann, Pfarrer, den 22. Juli 1861 (on-line).

Location (N 47°25'30" - E 9°22'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chsg036; Photograph: 6 October 2014
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