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Friedrich Koenig

Eisleben 1744 - Oberzell 1833
German inventor best known for his high-speed steam-powered printing press
(Wikipedia)

Fritz Schaper
1891

Eisleben, Lutherstadt / Friedrich Koenig

Description

Bust on a high granite pedestal.

Inscription(s)

dem
erfinder der
schnellpresse
FRIEDRICH
KOENIG
einem sohne
eislebens

To the
inventor of the
high-speed press
FRIEDRICH
KOENIG
a son of
Eisleben

Sculptor

Fritz Schaper (Alsleben (Saale) 1841 - Berlin 1919), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Friedrich-Koenig-Denkmal.

Locatie (N 51°31'29" - E 11°32'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desa150; Photograph: 5 September 2022
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