Statues - Hither & Thither

Description

The façade of the main building if te University shows statues and portrait medaillons. It is built between 1867 and 1870 after designs of Hermann Willebrand. Responsible for the decorations was Georg Christian Friedrich Lisch (1801-1883).

Four sandstone statues and two portrait medaillons of (grand-)dukes of Mecklenburg by Genschow and Willgohs:

Central avant-corps:

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1. johann iii herzog zu meklenbvrg - Johann IV., Herzog zu Mecklenburg / John IV Duke of Mecklenburg (before 1370 - Schwerin 1422), Duke of Mecklenburg, 1384-1422; together with Albrecht V founder of the University of Rostock in 1419 [Ernst Boll calls him in his Geschichte Meklenburgs erroneously Johann III] (Wikipedia).
2. albrecht v herzog zu meklenbvrg - Albrecht V., Herzog zu Mecklenburg / Albert V Duke of Mecklenburg (1397 - 1423), Duke of Mecklenburg, 1412-1423; together with Johann IV founder of the University of Rostock in 1419 (Wikipedia).
3. (above Johan III) friedrich franz i grossherzog zu meklenburg - Friedrich Franz I., Großherzog von Mecklenburg [-Schwerin] / Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Schwerin 1756 - Ludwigslust 1837), Duke, since 1815 Grand Duke, of Mecklenburg, 1785-1837 (Wikipedia).

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4. (above Albrecht V) friedrich franz ii grossherzog zu meklenburg - Friedrich Franz II., Großherzog von Mecklenburg [-Schwerin] / Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Ludwigslust 1823 - Schwerin 1883), Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, 1842-1883 (Wikipedia).
   North façade:
5. johann albrecht i herzog zu meklenburg - Johann Albrecht I., Herzog zu Mecklenburg / John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (Güstrow 1525 - Schwerin 1576), Duke of Mecklenburg, 1547-1576 (Wikipedia).
6. ulrich herzog zu meklenburg - Ulrich, Herzog zu Mecklenburg [-Güstrow] / Ulrich Duke of Mecklenburg (Schwerin 1523 - Güstrow 1603), Duke of Mecklenburg, 1555/56-1603 (Wikipedia).

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7. hinricvs episcopvs zwerinensis - Heinrich II. von Nauen († c. 1418), bishop of Schwerin, 1416-1418, requested in 1418 the Pope for authorization of the founding of the University of Rostock (Wikipedia).

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8. medicina - Medicine.
9. theologia - Theology.
10. jurisprudenz - Law.
11. philosophia - Philosophy.
    North façade:
12. historia - History.
13. astronomia - Astronomy.

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Frieze left wing:
14. dr iacobvs bordingvs - Jacob Bording (Antwerpen 1511 - København 1560), Flemish physician (Wikipedia).
15. dr david chytraevs - David Chyträus (David Kochhafe) (Ingelfingen 1530 - Rostock 1600), Protestant theologian, historian, and five-time rector of the University of Rostock (Wikipedia).
    Frieze avant-corps:
16. m. petrvs stenbeke - Petrus Stenbeke, auch: Steenbeke, Steynbeke (before 1397 - after 1421), founding rector of the University of Rostock (Wikipedia).

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17. hinricvs katzow - Hinrich Katzow († before Sept. 1439), mayor of Rostock, one of the signatories of the foundation document of the University of Rostock (Wikipedia).
    Top gable avant-corps:
18. dr carl friedrich von both - Carl Friedrich von Both (Demmin 1789 - Rostock 1875), Vice Chancellor of the University of Rostock, 1836-1870 (Wikipedia).
19. dr august wilhelm von schroeter - Wilhelm von Schröter (Rendsburg 1799 - Schwerin 1865), German legal scholar, trial judge and Minister of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg (Wikipedia).
    Frieze right wing:

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20. dr. ernestvs cothman - Ernst Cothmann (Lemgo 1557 - Rostock 1624), German legal scholar (Wikipedia).
21. dr. iohannes caselivs - Johannes Caselius (Göttingen 1533 - Helmstedt 1613), German humanist, jurist and philologist (Wikipedia).
    North façade:
22. (above Johann Albrecht I) dr nicolavs marschalcvs - Nicolaus Marschalk (Roßla 1460s - Rostock 1525), German philologist, jurist, historian and humanist (Wikipedia).

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23. (frieze) dr. olav gerh tychsen - Oluf Gerhard Tychsen (Tønder 1734 - Rostock 1815), German Orientalist and Hebrew scholar (Wikipedia).
24. (above Ulrich) nathan chytraevs - Nathan Chyträus (Nathan Kochhafe) (Menzingen 1543 - Bremen 1598), Protestant theologian, poet and philologist (Wikipedia).

Sculptors

• Christian Genschow (Rostock 1814 - Groß-Lichterfelde 1891), German sculptor (Wikipedia).
  
• Gustav Willgohs (Dobbertin 1819 - Berlin-Kreuzberg 1904), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Rostock (only the four statues of dukes).
• Wikipedia, Hauptgebäude der Universität Rostock.

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