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Carl Schweckendieck

Emden 1843 - Berlin 1906
Lawyer and Privy Senior Government Counsellor in the Prussian Ministry of Public Works; Initiator of the construction of the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the expansion of the Emden harbor
(Wikipedia)

Anton Rüller
1915

Description

Marble bust.

Inscription(s)

jhrem ehrenbürger
CARL SCHWECKENDIECK
deine dankbare vaterstadt

Sculptor

Anton Rüller (Ascheberg 1864 - Münster 1926), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Norbert Fiks, Denkmäler in Ostfriesland.

Locatie (N 53°21'47" - E 7°12'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens231; Photograph: 28 April 2014
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