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Leipzig
Stadt Leipzig
Sachsen

Willy-Brandt-Platz
(Hauptbahnhof)

Gustav Harkort

Westerbauer, Hagen 1795 - Leipzig 1865
German entrepreneur and railroad pioneer from Leipzig
(Wikipedia)

Eduard Lürssen
1878

Description

Marble bust, was created for a first monument donated by the Leipzig-Dresden Railway Company in 1878, which was located near the Schwanenteich from 1887 to 1910. In 1927, the bust was incorporated into the List-Harkort Monument, which was located in the same park. After the destruction of the List-Harkort Monument in World War II, the busts of Harkort and List were stored in the Museum of Fine Arts around 1960. In 1999 both busts were placed at the west end of the cross platform in the main station (see also the Friedrich-List bust).

Inscription(s)

GUSTAV
HARKORT
1795 - 1865

industrieller und
bankier
1. vorsitzender
der
leipzig-dresdner
eisenbahn compagnie

GUSTAV
HARKORT
1795 - 1865

Industrialist and
banker
1st chairman
of the
Leipzig-Dresden
railway company

Signature

e luerssen 1878 (hardly readable)

Sculptor

Eduard Lürssen (Kiel 1840 - Berlin 1891), German sculptor and medallist (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Leipzig-Lexikon, Denkmale.

Locatie (N 51°20'44" - E 12°22'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desn068; Photograph: 3 September 2022
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