Statues - Hither & Thither

Site Search:

Stuttgart
Stadt Stuttgart
Baden-Württemberg

Hegelplatz

Hermann-Burckhardt-Denkmal

Hermann Burckhardt Monument

Hermann von Burckhardt
Bad Cannstatt 1847 - Stuttgart 1907
Obermedizinalrat, Head of Surgical Department of the Ludwig Hosptal (1877-1883) and the Katharinenhospital (since 1883)

Ludwig Habich & R.W. Schönfeld
A. Brandstetter (München)
1911

Beschreibung / Description

Bronze statue of a nude young man, on a stone pedestal with relief portrait of Burckhardt. Behind the statue is a semicircular stone wall with bench, with the inscription:

HEILEND DURCH WUNDEN LIESS ER GESUNDEN

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

burckhardt
1847-1907

in
dankbarkeit
gewidmet
dem
grossen arzt

Signiert / Signature

(statue) monogram LH
guss v. a. brandstetter munchen

Anmerkung / Annotation

Unveiled 11 October 1911. The architect was Paul Bonatz, the stone sculpture was by the sculptor R.W. Schönfeld.

Künstler / Artists

Ludwig Habich (Darmstadt 1872 - Jugenheim 1949), German sculptor (Wikipedia).
R.W. Schönfeld.

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Stuttgart im Bild, Denkmale.
Stadtarchiv Stuttgart, Stuttgarter Gedenktagekalender.
Stadt Stuttgart, Denkmale für Persönlichkeiten.

Stichworte / Tags

Country: Germany

Brandstetter (München), A.

Burckhardt, Hermann von

Lage / Location (N 48°46'57" - E 9°10'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debw108; Photograph: 18 April 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
If you want to use photos, please contact us via the contact form (in Dutch, English or German).
© Website and photos: René & Peter van der Krogt

Your banner here? Click for information.