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(Roseggergarten)

Peter Rosegger

(actually Roßegger)
Alpl, Steiermark 1843 - Krieglach 1918
Austrian writer and poet from the province of Styria. He was a son of a farmer and grew up in the forests and fields
(Wikipedia)

Wilhelm Gösser
1925

Description

Marble statue of Peter Rosegger sitting in a chair

Inscription(s)

Peter Rosegger
1843
1918

Graz - Peter Rosegger

Sculptor

Wilhelm Gösser (Mühltal bei Leoben 1881 - Graz 1966), Austrian sculptor (Austria-Forum – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Eva Berger, Historische Gärten Österreichs: Garten- und Parkanlagen von der Renaissance bis um 1930, Bd. 2 (Wien: Böhlau, 2003).
Wikipedia, Liste der denkmalgeschützten Objekte in Graz/Innere Stadt.

Locatie (N 47°4'12" - E 15°26'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atst027; Photograph: 6 September 2016
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