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Ernst-Götzinger-Brunnen

Ernst Götzinger Fountain

Schaffhausen 1837 - St. Gallen 1896
Swiss Germanist and historian
(Wikipedia)

Wilhelm Meier
1942

Description

Fountain with relief portrait on the column.

Inscription(s)

ernst
GÖTZINGER
lehrer der deut-
schen litarur
1837 - 1896

Annotation

In this park are two monuments for Ernst Götzinger, the fountain and an owl 100 meters further.

Artist

Wilhelm Meier (Unter-Embrach ZH 1880 - St. Gallen 1971), Swiss sculptor of St. Gallen (SIKART Lexikon – Ein St.Galler Bildhauer zwischen Tradition und Moderne – Rosmarie Nüesch-Gautschi, Tüüfner Poscht 2011, nr. 1: Wilhelm Meier, ein St.Galler Bildhauer (1880-1971)).

Sources & Information

Walter Gimmi, 'Dr. Ernst Götzinger und Dr. Johannes Dierauer, zwei verdienstvolle Ostschweizer', Appenzeller Kalender 245 (1966) (PDF on-line).
Maria Hufenus, Daten zur Baugeschichte der Stadt St. Gallen von den Anfängen bis 2000 (St. Gallen: Staatsarchiv, 2004) (PDF on-line).

Location (N 47°25'34" - E 9°22'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chsg040; Photograph: 6 October 2014
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