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Siegfried Marcus

(Malchin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1831 - Wien 1898) German-born Austrian inventor and automobile pioneer
(Wikipedia)

Franz Seifert
1932

Description

Stone bust of Marcus, with on the pedestal a relief of a nude man on a wheel.

Inscription(s)

dem wiener mechaniker
SIEGFRIED
MARCUS
1831 1898

erfinder
des benzinautomobils
1864

das in wien erfundene
automobil nahm
seinen siegeslauf
über die ganze erde

errichtet
von seinen freunden
und verehrern
1932

Sculptor

Franz Seifert (Schönkirchen 1866 - Linz 1951), Austrian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Kunst und Kultur Wien, Denkmäler im Bereich der Wiener Ringstraße.
Stadt Wien, Kulturgut.

Locatie (N 48°11'57" - E 16°22'10") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atwi059; Photograph: 9 September 2012
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