Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2005-0827-501, Berlin, Hugo Lederer und die Fotografin Yva

Professor Hugo Lederer (16 November 1871, in

Znaim Znojmo (; german: Znaim) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. Znojmo is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia and the second most populated town in the South Moravian R ...

– 1 August 1940, in

Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U ...

) was an

Austro-Hungarian Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

-born German

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable ...

. Lederer studied in Dresden under sculptor John Schilling from 1890, then briefly under

Christian Behrens Gustav Christian Friedrich Behrens (12 May 1852 in Gotha – 14 September 1905 in Breslau) was a German sculptor. Life Behrens was the eldest son of a farmer and fur trader. After attending the Ernestine Gymnasium, Gotha, in his home town, ...

. His greatest success came in 1902 with the commission for the

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in the center of Hamburg. In 1919 Lederer went to the Academy of Arts in Berlin; among his students was Josef Thorak. Lederer's last major work was for the

Krupp The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, is notable for its production of steel, artillery, ammunition and other armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG (Friedrich Krupp ...

organization. Lederer is buried in Wilmersdorfer Waldfriedhof in

Stahnsdorf Stahnsdorf is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Geography It is situated on the Teltow plateau, about southwest of the Berlin city centre, and east of Potsdam. Neighbouring municipalities are the town o ...

near Berlin.

Sculptural works

* ''Schicksal'', 1896,

Ohlsdorf Cemetery Ohlsdorf Cemetery (german: Ohlsdorfer Friedhof or (former) ) in the Ohlsdorf quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany, is the biggest rural cemetery in the world and the fourth-largest cemetery in the world. Most of the people buried at the cemet ...

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* '' Bismarck-Denkmal'', 1902–1906, Elbhöhe,

(with architect Emil Schaudt) * ''Fechter-Brunnen'', 1904, Universitätsplatz, Breslau * ''Kaiser Friedrich III.-Reiterstandbild'' (), 1911, Kaiserplatz, Aachen * ''Löwendenkmal'', Theodor Tantzen-Platz, Oldenburg * ''Ringer'', 1908, Heerstraße,

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* ''Bismarck-Standbild'', 1911, in

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* ''Gedenkrelief für Freiherr vom Stein'', 1914, Rathaus Berlin-Schöneberg * ''Bärenbrunnen'', 1928, Werderscher Markt,

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* ''Säugende Bärin'', 1929, Rathaus/Finanzamt,

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* ''Grabmal

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, Friedensnobelpreisträger'', 1929–1930, Luisenstädtischer Friedhof,

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* ''Fruchtbarkeits-Brunnen'', 1927–1934, Arnswalder Platz,

Prenzlauer Berg Prenzlauer Berg () is a locality of Berlin, forming the southerly and most urban district of the borough of Pankow. From its founding in 1920 until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a district of Berlin in its own right. However, that year it was incorp ...

* ''Regiments-Kriegerdenkmal 1914–1918 des Grenadier-Regiments zu Pferde (Neumärkisches) No. 3'', 1923 eingeweiht,

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* ''Kriegerdenkmal 1914–1918'', c. 1925, Marktplatz, Altdamm, Farther Pomerania

Gallery

Das_Schicksal_(Friedhof_Hamburg-Ohlsdorf).1.ajb.jpg, ''Schicksal'',

, 1896 Wroclaw szermierz.jpg, Fountain in Breslau / Wroclaw Wuppertal Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 0008.jpg,

Clio In Greek mythology, Clio ( , ; el, Κλειώ), also spelled Kleio, is the muse of history, or in a few mythological accounts, the muse of lyre playing. Etymology Clio's name is etymologically derived from the Greek root κλέω/κλεί� ...

, in front of a Bismarck monument in

, 1900 Gustav Stresemann-artist-Hugo Lederer.jpg, Gravesite of

, Luisenstadt Cemetery, 1930 Hamburg-Bismarck-Denkmal-frontal.jpg, Bismarck Memorial, Hamburg, front view

External links

hugo-lederer.de/en
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lederer, Hugo 1871 births 1940 deaths People from Znojmo German sculptors German male sculptors 20th-century sculptors Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)

Sculptural works

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Further reading

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