Gabriel von Seidl
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| Born |
9 December 1848 Munich, Bavaria, German Confederation |
| Died | 27 April 1913 (aged 64) Munich, Bavaria, German Empire |
| Residence | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater |
Technical University of Munich Academy of Fine Arts, Munich |
| Occupation | Mechanical engineer, architect, interior designer, conservationist |
| Style | Historicist |
| Home town | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Spouse(s) | Franziska Neunzert (m. 1890) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives |
Emanuel von Seidl (1856–1919, brother; architect, interior designer, engineer) Gabriel von Sedlmayr (1850–1931, cousin; entrepreneur) |
| Awards |
Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone ("Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown") Pour le mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste ("Knight of the Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts") |
Gabriel von Seidl (9 December 1848 – 27 April 1913) was a German architect and a representative of the historicist style of architecture.
Gabriel Seidl was born in Munich, Bavaria in 1848. He was the first son of the wealthy baker Anton Seidl and his wife Therese, daughter of the well-known brewer Gabriel Sedlmayr. Seidl initially studied mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic School in Munich. He worked as a mechanical engineer in England, where he found that his real talent lay in the field of architecture. Consequently, he began studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. His studies were interrupted during 1870–1871 due to his volunteer participation in the Franco-Prussian War. After an extended period of study in Rome, he opened an interior decoration studio in 1878.
Seidl was a member of the Bavarian Arts and Crafts Association founded in 1851 and quickly won the admiration of its members, including Lorenz Gedon, Rudolf von Seitz, and Fritz von Miller. In 1900 Gabriel Seidl was awarded the Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone ("Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown"). Thereby he was raised to the peerage and became Ritter von Seidl. In 1908 he was awarded the Pour le mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste ("Knight of the Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts"). In 1902 he founded the Isartalverein, an association for the preservation of the natural beauty of the Isar valley, at the Artists' House in Munich. The Isartalverein was founded in order to prevent further destruction of the Isar valley by building speculators after the establishment of the first power plants in that area by the electric power company Isarwerke GmbH.
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