Name Johann Schmidt | Role Architect | |
Died July 24, 1774, Dresden, Germany | ||
Johann George Schmidt or Johann Georg(e) Schmi(e)d (1707, Furstenwalde bei Geising - 24 July 1774, Dresden) was a German architect of the Dresden Baroque. He was brother-in-law, student and successor of George Bahr.
Work
He became well known for his building, in the reconstruction of Dresden after the Seven Years' War. He designed Dresden's second Annenkirche, and cooperated with Christian Friedrich Exner as designer of the Kreuzkirche and with Johann Gottfried Fehre to build the Dreikonigskirche. The new church at the Schloss Weesenstein is also ascribed to him.
References
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