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Wilhelm Seyfferth

Leipzig 1807 - Leipzig 1881
Leipzig banker and entrepreneur and one of the pioneers of the German railway
(Wikipedia)

Otto Schütze & Melchior zur Straßen
1896

Description

Marble bust of Wilhelm Seyfferth, who donated the Johannapark to the citizens of Leipzig. It is designed by Melchior zur Strassen and sculpted by Otto Schütze.

NB Bust and pedestal is severely smeared with graffiti, which has been digitally removed from the photograph as much as possible.

Inscription(s)

WILHELM
SEYFFERTH

dem stifter
des
johannaparks
die
dankbare
stadt

WILHELM
SEYFFERTH

To the founder
of the
Johannapark
the
grateful
city

Sculptors

Otto Schütze, German sculptor.
Melchior zur Straßen, originally Zurstrassen (Münster 1832 - Leipzig 1896), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Leipzig-Lexikon, Denkmale.
Architektur-Blicklicht, Brunnen & Denkmäler.

Locatie (N 51°20'7" - E 12°21'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desn118; Photograph: 4 September 2022
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