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Friesen-Jahn-Körner-Denkmal

Monument for Friesen, Jahn and Körner

Georg Marschall
1913

Wittstock/Dosse / Friesen-Jahn-Körner-Denkmal

Description

Three boulders, each with a bronze plaque with a portrait. From left to right:

Wittstock/Dosse - Friesen-Jahn-Körner-Denkmal
1. Friedrich Friesen
2. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
3. Theodor Körner

FRIESEN - Friedrich Friesen (Magdeburg 1784 - near Lalobbe, Ardennes, 1814), co-founder of the German gymnastics (with Jahn), educator and freedom fighter (together with Körner, who died in Friesen's arms). (Wikipedia).
JAHN - Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (Lanz, Brandenburg 1778 - Freyburg, Unstrut 1852), German gymnastics educator and nationalist, commonly known as "Turnvater Jahn" (Wikipedia).
KÖRNER - Theodor Körner (Dresden 1791 - near Gadebusch in Mecklenburg 1813), German poet and soldier (Wikipedia).

Signature

(each relief) G. Marschall, (Jahn, added:) 1913.

Sculptor

Georg Marschall (Wittstock/Dosse 1871 - Feuchtwangen 1956), German sculptor and painter (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Wittstock/Dosse, Friesen-Jahn-Körner-Denkmal.

Locatie (N 53°9'58" - E 12°29'8") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debr016; Photograph: 31 July 2016
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